We are recruiting foster carers in Hicks Forstal and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Hastings, Herne Common, Calcott, Knaves Ash, Herne & 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 Hicks Forstal 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 look after the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your home, but generally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual alignment.
We have helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the finest possible assistance required on your trip to assist supply a secure and also safe home to youngsters and also youngsters in treatment.
Candidates will be evaluated, 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 right fostering agency, analyzing capabilities, area and also experience. We construct relationships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled specialist handy to assist 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also welfare of the children and also youngsters in treatment, by just picking to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core worths:
We assist every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Hicks Forstal and surrounding areas such as Herne Common, Calcott, Knaves Ash, Herne, Hoath, Bullockstone, Maypole, Millbank, Lower Herne, Broad Oak.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training information and also assistance to make sure that they can supply a excellent foster treatment solution and also make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist group that will be on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any kind of inquiries you may have.
If you live in Hicks Forstal and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Hicks Forstal or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Hicks Forstal please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Hicks Forstal, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Hastings 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.