We are recruiting foster carers in Birling Gap and surrounding areas including: Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Hastings, Worthing, Crawley, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Guildford, Crowlink, East Dean, Friston, Westdean & 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 Birling Gap 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 care for the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to possess your residence, yet typically, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital condition, faith or sexual positioning.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which suggests we can offer you the very best feasible support required on your journey to aid supply a safe and also risk-free residence to youngsters and also youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, examining capacities, location and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional on hand to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youngsters in treatment, by only choosing to work with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we comply with six core worths:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Birling Gap and surrounding areas such as Crowlink, East Dean, Friston, Westdean, Exceat, Meads, Jevington, Downside, Upperton, Eastbourne.
All of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training details and also support to make sure that they can supply a top-notch foster treatment service and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise work to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the full support of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Birling Gap and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Birling Gap or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Birling Gap please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Birling Gap, Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Hastings, Worthing, Crawley, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Guildford 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.