We are recruiting foster carers in Hersden and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Westbere, Hoath, Knaves Ash, Stodmarsh & 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 Hersden 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:
For how long you look after the youngster relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to numerous years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your home, yet usually, you'll need to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to examine that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.
We have actually helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which means we can use you the best possible support needed on your journey to aid give a secure and also protected home to children and also young individuals in care.
Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, examining abilities, area and also experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced expert handy to aid 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the young adults and also young individuals in care, by only choosing to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we give to potential foster carers. To attain this, we stick to six core worths:
We support every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Hersden and surrounding areas such as Westbere, Hoath, Knaves Ash, Stodmarsh, Chislet Forstal, Old Tree, Maypole, Hollow Street, Upstreet, Hicks Forstal.
All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information and also support to ensure that they can give a superior foster care service and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We likewise function to attach our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the full support of our expert team who will get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Hersden and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Hersden or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Hersden please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Hersden, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, Colchester, Chelmsford and across the South East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.