We are recruiting foster carers in Halton and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Halton Shields, Aydon, Great Whittington, Sandhoe & 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 Halton 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 care for the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to many years, or till the child is an grown-up.
You may be able 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 local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to own your residence, but generally, you'll require to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to care for a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can provide you the most effective possible assistance needed on your trip to assist supply a safe and secure and also safe residence to children and also young individuals in care.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, examining capabilities, place and also experience. We develop connections in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an seasoned specialist handy to assist 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the young adults and also young individuals in care, by only choosing to function with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we abide by 6 core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Halton and surrounding areas such as Halton Shields, Aydon, Great Whittington, Sandhoe, Corbridge, Newton Hall, Dilston, Newton, Anick, Bingfield.
All of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can supply a top-notch foster care service and also make a genuine difference to a child or young adult in need. We also function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also discover from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any kind of inquiries you may have.
If you live in Halton and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Halton or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Halton please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Halton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.