We are recruiting foster carers in Barnes Cray and surrounding areas including: Dartford, London, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Harlow, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Crayford, North End, Slade Green, Dartford Marshes & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Barnes Cray area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
The length of time you look after the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster and work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your house, but usually, you'll require to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage standing, faith or sex-related alignment.
We have actually helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can offer you the most effective possible assistance needed on your trip to help give a safe and protected house to youngsters and young people in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, assessing abilities, area and experience. We develop relationships in between carers and team, and you'll have an skilled expert accessible to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and welfare of the youngsters and young people in treatment, by just choosing to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training and assistance we give to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core values:
We support every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Barnes Cray and surrounding areas such as Crayford, North End, Slade Green, Dartford Marshes, Colyers, Barnehurst, Bowmans, Temple Hill, The Bridge, Dartford Heath.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training details and assistance so that they can give a excellent foster treatment solution and make a real difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We also work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and discover from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert group who will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Barnes Cray and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Barnes Cray or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Barnes Cray please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Barnes Cray, Dartford, London, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Harlow, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea and across the London.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.