We are recruiting foster carers in Gravesend and surrounding areas including: Dartford, Chatham, Basildon, Gillingham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, London, Chelmsford, Harlow, Milton, Windmill Hill, Rosherville, Perry Street & 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 Gravesend 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 take care of the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to possess your residence, however generally, you'll require to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to examine that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage status, religion or sexual orientation.
We have assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the most effective feasible assistance required on your journey to assist provide a secure and also safe residence to youngsters and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, analyzing abilities, location and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced professional handy to assist 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also youngsters in care, by just picking to work with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we provide to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we follow 6 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 Gravesend and surrounding areas such as Milton, Windmill Hill, Rosherville, Perry Street, Northfleet, West Court, Denton, Kings Farm, New House, Tilbury.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can provide a top-notch foster care solution and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our professional group who will get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any kind of questions you may have.
If you live in Gravesend and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Gravesend or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Gravesend please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Gravesend, Dartford, Chatham, Basildon, Gillingham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, London, Chelmsford, 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.