We are recruiting foster carers in Great Claydons and surrounding areas including: Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Colchester, Harlow, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Maidstone, East Hanningfield, Butts Green, Howe Green, Woodhill & 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 Claydons 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 take care of the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to many years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to own your home, however generally, you'll need to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage standing, religion or sexual orientation.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which indicates we can use you the very best possible support needed on your journey to assist supply a safe and also protected home to children and also youths in care.
Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, analyzing abilities, location and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled expert available to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in care, by only selecting to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by six core values:
We assist all of our possible foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Great Claydons and surrounding areas such as East Hanningfield, Butts Green, Howe Green, Woodhill, Horne Row, Bicknacre, Danbury Common, Little Mascalls, Gay Bowers, Sandon.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and also support to ensure that they can supply a first-rate foster care service and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We also function to link our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually tackled a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the complete support of our expert group that will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Great Claydons and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Great Claydons or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Great Claydons please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Great Claydons, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Colchester, Harlow, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, 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.