We are recruiting foster carers in Birtley and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Side, Portobello, Ayton, Ouston & 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 Birtley 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 upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the child is an adult.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's scenarios and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to have your home, but typically, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital status, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can offer you the most effective feasible assistance needed on your trip to assist offer a secure and also risk-free home to children and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, assessing capabilities, place and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable expert available to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also youths in treatment, by only choosing to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We assist all of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Birtley and surrounding areas such as North Side, Portobello, Ayton, Ouston, Barley Mow, Low Eighton, Blackfell, Rickleton, Oxclose, Lambton.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can offer a top-notch foster treatment solution and also make a actual distinction to a child or young individual in need. We also function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert group that will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any concerns you might have.
If you live in Birtley and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Birtley or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Birtley please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Birtley, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.