We are recruiting foster carers in East Gateshead and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Mansfield, St Lawrence, St Peters, Felling Shore, Byker & 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 East Gateshead 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:
How much time you care for the child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to lots of years, or until the child is an grown-up.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to have your home, yet usually, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can use you the most effective possible support needed on your trip to help supply a safe and secure and also safe home to children and also youths in treatment.
Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your very first 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 best fostering firm, examining abilities, area and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional available to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by only choosing to function with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with 6 core worths:
We support every one of our prospective foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in East Gateshead and surrounding areas such as St Lawrence, St Peters, Felling Shore, Byker, Friars Goose, Old Fold, Battle Field, Gateshead, Mount Pleasant, Felling.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details and also support to make sure that they can supply a top-notch foster treatment solution and also make a genuine difference to a child or young person in need. We additionally function to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will have the complete support of our professional group that will be on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in East Gateshead and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in East Gateshead or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in East Gateshead please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in East Gateshead, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, 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.