We are recruiting foster carers in Grain and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Maidstone, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow, Wallend, Blue Town, Sheerness, West Minster & 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 Grain 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 vary from one night to numerous years, or until the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your residence, yet usually, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the very best possible assistance required on your trip to help provide a safe and also safe and secure residence to children and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, examining capacities, place and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist on hand to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and also well-being of the children and also youngsters in care, by just choosing to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To attain this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Grain and surrounding areas such as Wallend, Blue Town, Sheerness, West Minster, Mile Town, Allhallows-on-Sea, Marine Town, Allhallows, Lower Stoke, Queenborough.
All of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can provide a top-notch foster care service and also make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We also function to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also find out from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist group who will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Grain and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Grain or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Grain please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Grain, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Maidstone, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow 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.