We are recruiting foster carers in Bockhanger and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Eastbourne, Chelmsford, Bybrook, Kennington Lees, Kennington, Goat Lees & 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 Bockhanger 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 take care of the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the child's situations and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to possess your house, however normally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, faith or sex-related alignment.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can provide you the most effective feasible support required on your journey to aid provide a risk-free and also secure house to children and also youngsters in care.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer aiming to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, examining capabilities, area and also experience. We develop partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned expert available to aid 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also youngsters in care, by only selecting to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we provide to possible foster carers. To attain this, we stick to six core values:
We support every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Bockhanger and surrounding areas such as Bybrook, Kennington Lees, Kennington, Goat Lees, Barrow Hill, Ashford, Potters Corner, Willesborough Lees, South Ashford, Boughton Lees.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training information and also support so that they can provide a top-notch foster care solution and also make a real distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally work to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the full support of our expert team that will certainly be on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any kind of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Bockhanger and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Bockhanger or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Bockhanger please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Bockhanger, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Eastbourne, Chelmsford 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.