We are recruiting foster carers in Harold Park and surrounding areas including: Basildon, Dartford, Harlow, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, London, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Maidstone, Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Brook Street, Gallows Corner & 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 Harold Park 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 look after the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your residence, but usually, you'll require to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital status, faith or sexual preference.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the best possible support required on your journey to assist supply a secure and also safe and secure residence to youngsters 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 skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, examining abilities, location and also experience. We build relationships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled specialist on hand to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also young individuals in care, by just picking to work with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core values:
We support every one of our possible foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Harold Park and surrounding areas such as Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Brook Street, Gallows Corner, Great Warley, South Weald, Gallows Corner, Noak Hill, St Vincents Hamlet, Ardleigh Green.
All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training details and also support to ensure that they can supply a excellent foster care service and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We also work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the full support of our specialist team that will certainly be on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any type of inquiries you may have.
If you live in Harold Park and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Harold Park or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Harold Park please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Harold Park, Basildon, Dartford, Harlow, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, London, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Maidstone and across the London.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.