We are recruiting foster carers in Harwich and surrounding areas including: Ipswich, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Norwich, Gillingham, Chatham, Harlow, Bath Side, Dovercourt, Shotley Gate, Parkeston & 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 Harwich 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 kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to lots of years, or till the youngster is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your house, however usually, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital status, faith or sexual positioning.
We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which means we can supply you the very best possible assistance required on your journey to help supply a secure and also safe house to children and also young people in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer aiming to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, assessing abilities, place and also experience. We build partnerships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled specialist accessible to help 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also welfare of the young adults and also young people in treatment, by just picking to function with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core values:
We support all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Harwich and surrounding areas such as Bath Side, Dovercourt, Shotley Gate, Parkeston, The Port of Felixstowe, Upper Dovercourt, Shotley, Trimley Lower Street, Church End, Trimley St Mary.
All of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training info and also assistance to make sure that they can supply a top-notch foster treatment solution and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We also function to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist team who will certainly be on hand, 24 hours a day, to address any kind of inquiries you may have.
If you live in Harwich and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Harwich or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Harwich please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Harwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Norwich, Gillingham, Chatham, Harlow 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.