We are recruiting foster carers in Cooling and surrounding areas including: Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Maidstone, Chelmsford, London, Harlow, Cooling Street, Cliffe, West Street, High Halstow & 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 Cooling 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 care for the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or till the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and work. Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances and the fostering service you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to have your home, however usually, you'll need to have a spare bed room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to care for a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and have over ten years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the finest possible support needed on your journey to help supply a safe and secure home to children and youngsters in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, examining abilities, place and experience. We build partnerships between carers and personnel, and you'll have an skilled expert accessible to help 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and well-being of the youngsters and youngsters in treatment, by just selecting to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by six core worths:
We assist every one of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Cooling and surrounding areas such as Cooling Street, Cliffe, West Street, High Halstow, Cliffe Woods, Sharnal Street, Chattenden, Broad Street, Church Street, Fenn Street.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training information and support so that they can supply a first-rate foster treatment service and make a real difference to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete support of our expert team who will certainly be on hand, 24 hours a day, to address any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Cooling and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Cooling or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Cooling please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Cooling, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Maidstone, Chelmsford, London, Harlow 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.