We are recruiting foster carers in Gateshead and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Lincoln, Shipcote, Mount Pleasant, East Gateshead, Bensham & 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 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 youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to lots of years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's situations and the fostering solution you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to possess your home, however normally, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to examine that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and have over one decade of experience, which implies we can provide you the best feasible assistance needed on your journey to aid provide a risk-free and protected home to youngsters and youngsters in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer aiming to transfer fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, analyzing abilities, place and experience. We construct connections in between carers and staff, and you'll have an seasoned expert handy to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and welfare of the children and youngsters in treatment, by just picking to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To attain this, we abide by 6 core values:
We assist every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Gateshead and surrounding areas such as Shipcote, Mount Pleasant, East Gateshead, Bensham, Teams, Deckham, Saltwell, Battle Field, St Lawrence, St Peters.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training information and assistance to make sure that they can provide a excellent foster treatment solution and make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally work to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and discover from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert group who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Gateshead and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Gateshead or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Gateshead please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Lincoln 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.