We are recruiting foster carers in Dawdon and surrounding areas including: Sunderland, Hartlepool, South Shields, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Parkside, Seaham, Dalton-le-Dale, Deneside & 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 Dawdon 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 relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or till the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your residence, but generally, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have helped to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which means we can supply you the most effective possible assistance required on your trip to help supply a protected and also secure residence to children and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, examining capacities, place and also experience. We build partnerships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional available to help 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the young adults and also youngsters in care, by only choosing to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To attain this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We assist all of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Dawdon and surrounding areas such as Parkside, Seaham, Dalton-le-Dale, Deneside, Eastlea, Cold Hesledon, Westlea, Northlea, Hawthorn, Seaton.
All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information and also assistance so that they can supply a first-rate foster care service and also make a real difference to a youngster or young person in need. We additionally function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also learn from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the full assistance of our professional team who will certainly be on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Dawdon and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Dawdon or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Dawdon please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Dawdon, Sunderland, Hartlepool, South Shields, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln 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.