We are recruiting foster carers in Bateman Corner and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Rayleigh, Eastbourne, Basildon, Crawley, Bethersden, Brissenden Green, Snoadhill, Yardhurst & 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 Bateman Corner 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:
For how long you take care of the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the child's situations and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your home, however generally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the ideal feasible assistance needed on your trip to help supply a secure and also safe home to children and also youths in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, analyzing abilities, location and also experience. We construct connections in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled specialist handy to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just selecting to function with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To attain this, we abide by six core worths:
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Bateman Corner and surrounding areas such as Bethersden, Brissenden Green, Snoadhill, Yardhurst, Wissenden, Daniels Water, Tanden, Fleeden, Chambers Green, Tuesnoad.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can supply a first-class foster treatment solution and also make a actual distinction to a child or young person in need. We also function to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist group who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any questions you might have.
If you live in Bateman Corner and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Bateman Corner or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Bateman Corner please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Bateman Corner, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Rayleigh, Eastbourne, Basildon, Crawley and across the South East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.