We are recruiting foster carers in Great Bower and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Eastbourne, Molash, Shottenden, Dane Street, Pested & 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 Great Bower 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:
For how long you care for the child relies on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to many years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can relies on the child's circumstances and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to have your house, however normally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage status, faith or sex-related positioning.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the best feasible support needed on your trip to help offer a risk-free and also safe house to youngsters and also young people in treatment.
Candidates will be analyzed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, assessing capacities, area and also experience. We build connections in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist available to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also well-being of the youngsters and also young people in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we offer to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Great Bower and surrounding areas such as Molash, Shottenden, Dane Street, Pested, Badlesmere, Leaveland, Perrywood, Mountain Street, Challock, Chilham.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training information and also support so that they can offer a excellent foster treatment service and also make a genuine difference to a child or young individual in need. We additionally function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also discover from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young individual, you will have the complete support of our specialist team that will be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any concerns you might have.
If you live in Great Bower and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Great Bower or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Great Bower please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Great Bower, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Eastbourne 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.