We are recruiting foster carers in Barrow and surrounding areas including: Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Walsall, Birmingham, Worcester, Redditch, Stoke-on-Trent, Solihull, Shirlett, Posenhall, Willey, Benthall & 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 Barrow 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:
How much time you take care of the child depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the child is an grown-up.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your residence, but typically, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to examine that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage standing, faith or sex-related orientation.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the most effective feasible support required on your trip to assist give a secure and also protected residence to children and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, assessing abilities, place and also experience. We build partnerships in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled professional on hand to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just choosing to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we give to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with 6 core worths:
We support every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Barrow and surrounding areas such as Shirlett, Posenhall, Willey, Benthall, Wyke, Broseley, Atterley, Linleygreen, Linley Brook, Farley.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training info and also support to ensure that they can give a top-notch foster treatment service and also make a real distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to attach our community of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also discover from their experience.
Even after you have actually tackled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional team that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any kind of questions you might have.
If you live in Barrow and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Barrow or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Barrow please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Barrow, Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Walsall, Birmingham, Worcester, Redditch, Stoke-on-Trent, Solihull and across the West Midlands.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.