We are recruiting foster carers in Caring and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Basildon, Rayleigh, Hastings, Chelmsford, London, Otham, Green Hill, Otham Hole, Leeds & 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 Caring 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:
Just how long you take care of the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your house, however normally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to examine that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage condition, religion or sexual positioning.
We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the most effective feasible support required on your trip to assist supply a protected and also secure house to youngsters and also young individuals in care.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, 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 ideal fostering firm, analyzing capacities, area and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist accessible to assist 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also young individuals in care, by only selecting to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core worths:
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Caring and surrounding areas such as Otham, Green Hill, Otham Hole, Leeds, Three Tees, Langley, Ashbank, Bearsted, Langley Heath, Willington.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and also support to ensure that they can supply a excellent foster care service and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We also work to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the full support of our specialist group that will certainly get on hand, 24 hours a day, to respond to any questions you might have.
If you live in Caring and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Caring or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Caring please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Caring, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Basildon, Rayleigh, Hastings, Chelmsford, London 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.