We are recruiting foster carers in Great Burstead and surrounding areas including: Basildon, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Gillingham, Harlow, London, Maidstone, Noak Hill, South Green, Little Burstead, Sunnymede & 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 Burstead 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:
Exactly how long you look after the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or till the youngster is an adult.
You might be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your residence, yet usually, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to inspect that you're able to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital status, religion or sex-related orientation.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which indicates we can supply you the finest feasible support required on your journey to assist offer a secure and also risk-free residence to youngsters and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, evaluating capabilities, area and also experience. We build connections in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an knowledgeable expert handy to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and also well-being of the children and also youths in treatment, by just selecting to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we offer to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to 6 core values:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Great Burstead and surrounding areas such as Noak Hill, South Green, Little Burstead, Sunnymede, Tye Common, Billericay, Noak Bridge, Steeple View, Crays Hill, Gooseberry Green.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training details and also support to make sure that they can offer a first-rate foster treatment solution and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally work to attach our community of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the full support of our expert group who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of questions you might have.
If you live in Great Burstead and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Great Burstead or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Great Burstead please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Great Burstead, Basildon, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Gillingham, Harlow, London, Maidstone 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.