We are recruiting foster carers in East Wickham and surrounding areas including: Dartford, London, Basildon, Chatham, Harlow, Gillingham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, Watford, Welling, Falconwood, Plumstead Common, Bostall Woods & 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 Wickham 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 look after the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to many years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your residence, however generally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to check that you're able to look after a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage status, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which means we can provide you the very best feasible support required on your journey to assist supply a risk-free and also protected residence to youngsters and also young individuals in treatment.
Applicants will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering firm, examining abilities, area and also experience. We build connections between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled professional handy to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also young individuals in treatment, by only picking to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we supply to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core values:
We assist all of our possible foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in East Wickham and surrounding areas such as Welling, Falconwood, Plumstead Common, Bostall Woods, Plumstead, Blackfen, Bostall Heath, Crook Log, Lesnes Abbey, Abbey Wood.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training details and also support to make sure that they can supply a first-class foster treatment service and also make a real difference to a child or young individual in need. We also work to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young individual, you will have the full support of our professional team that will get on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in East Wickham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in East Wickham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in East Wickham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in East Wickham, Dartford, London, Basildon, Chatham, Harlow, Gillingham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, Watford and across the London.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.