We are recruiting foster carers in Durham and surrounding areas including: Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hartlepool, South Shields, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Western Hill, The Sands, North End, Nevilles Cross & 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 Durham 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 youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances as well as the fostering solution you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to have your residence, but generally, you'll need to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can use you the best possible assistance needed on your trip to aid provide a secure as well as safe residence to children as well as youths in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, evaluating capacities, area as well as experience. We develop relationships in between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an knowledgeable specialist accessible to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security as well as well-being of the children as well as youths in treatment, by only choosing to function with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To attain this, we stick to six core worths:
We support all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Durham and surrounding areas such as Western Hill, The Sands, North End, Nevilles Cross, Aykley Heads, Crossgate Moor, Elvet Hill, Whitesmocks, Lowes Barn, Merryoaks.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training details as well as assistance so that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment solution as well as make a genuine difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally function to link our community of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales as well as find out from their experience.
Even after you have tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist group that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any questions you may have.
If you live in Durham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Durham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Durham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hartlepool, South Shields, Darlington, 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.