We are recruiting foster carers in East Malling and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, London, Crawley, Hastings, Mill Street, The Rocks, Well Street, Larkfield & 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 Malling 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 child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the child's scenarios and also 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 generally, you'll need to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which indicates we can supply you the very best feasible support needed on your journey to aid provide a safe and also risk-free home to youngsters and also young individuals in care.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, analyzing capacities, area and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional available to aid 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also young individuals in care, by just picking to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we provide to potential foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in East Malling and surrounding areas such as Mill Street, The Rocks, Well Street, Larkfield, Ditton, East Malling Heath, West Malling, Leybourne, Royal British Legion Village, Millhall.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training information and also support so that they can provide a excellent foster care service and also make a real difference to a child or young individual in need. We additionally work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any concerns you might have.
If you live in East Malling and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in East Malling or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in East Malling please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in East Malling, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, London, Crawley, Hastings 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.