We are recruiting foster carers in Felixstowe and surrounding areas including: Ipswich, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Norwich, Basildon, Gillingham, Chatham, Cambridge, Walton, Old Felixstowe, The Port of Felixstowe, Trimley St Mary & 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 Felixstowe 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 look after the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your house, however typically, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to check that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital standing, faith or sexual alignment.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can use you the very best feasible assistance needed on your trip to aid provide a secure and also safe house to children and also youngsters in treatment.
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 transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering firm, evaluating abilities, area and also experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled expert accessible to aid 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also welfare of the children and also youngsters in treatment, by only selecting to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow six core worths:
We support every one of our prospective foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Felixstowe and surrounding areas such as Walton, Old Felixstowe, The Port of Felixstowe, Trimley St Mary, Felixstowe Ferry, Lower Falkenham, Falkenham, Trimley Lower Street, Trimley St Martin, Falkenham Sink.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can provide a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a actual distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also learn from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert team that will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to respond to any inquiries you might have.
If you live in Felixstowe and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Felixstowe or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Felixstowe please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Felixstowe, Ipswich, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Norwich, Basildon, Gillingham, Chatham, Cambridge and across the East of England.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.