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Find out More About Fostering in Consett

We are recruiting foster carers in Consett and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Crookhall, Blackhill, Templetown, Delves & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Consett

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 Consett 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

How long you look after the child relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or until the child is an grown-up.

You might be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can relies on the child's conditions as well as the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.

You do not require to have your house, however typically, you'll require to have a spare room.

Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital standing, religion or sex-related positioning.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Consett. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can offer you the very best possible support required on your trip to aid provide a secure as well as safe and secure house to youngsters as well as youths in treatment.

Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, assessing abilities, place as well as experience. We construct relationships between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an knowledgeable professional accessible to aid 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety as well as welfare of the youngsters as well as youths in treatment, by only picking to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as support we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow six core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Consett and surrounding areas such as Crookhall, Blackhill, Templetown, Delves, The Grove, Benfieldside, Leadgate, Bridgehill, Shotley Bridge, Knitsley.

All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training info as well as support to make sure that they can provide a top-notch foster treatment solution as well as make a genuine difference to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as gain from their experience.

Even after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional team that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any inquiries you might have.

If you live in Consett and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Consett or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Consett please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Consett, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, 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.