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Find out More About Fostering in Birtley

We are recruiting foster carers in Birtley and surrounding areas including: Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Worcester, West Bromwich, Walsall, Birmingham, Redditch, Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent, Hatton, Soudley, Chelmick, Ticklerton & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Birtley

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Birtley area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

For how long you look after the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.

You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to own your house, but normally, you'll require to have a spare room.

Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to examine that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Birtley. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the best feasible assistance needed on your trip to help provide a secure and also secure house to youngsters and also youths in treatment.

Applicants will be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, examining capabilities, place and also experience. We develop connections between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional on hand to help 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to six core worths:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We support every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Birtley and surrounding areas such as Hatton, Soudley, Chelmick, Ticklerton, Hope Bowdler, Ragdon, Acton Scott, Harton, Eaton, Hazler.

All of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training info and also assistance to ensure that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment solution and also make a real difference to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.

Also after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the complete assistance of our professional group that will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any type of inquiries 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, Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Worcester, West Bromwich, Walsall, Birmingham, Redditch, Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent 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.