We are recruiting foster carers in Horton Kirby and surrounding areas including: Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Maidstone, Basildon, London, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Harlow, South Darenth, Farningham, Sutton at Hone, St Margarets & 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 Horton Kirby 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 take care of the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the child is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your residence, but normally, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage standing, religious beliefs or sex-related alignment.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and have more than ten years of experience, which means we can use you the finest possible support needed on your journey to help provide a risk-free and safe and secure residence to youngsters and youngsters in care.
Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, analyzing abilities, place and experience. We construct relationships in between carers and team, and you'll have an knowledgeable expert handy to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and well-being of the children and youngsters in care, by only selecting to work with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we provide to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we abide by six core worths:
We assist all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Horton Kirby and surrounding areas such as South Darenth, Farningham, Sutton at Hone, St Margarets, Speed Gate, Darenth, Grubb Street, Green Street Green, Swanley Village, Eynsford.
All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training info and support to make sure that they can provide a first-rate foster care service and make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also work to connect our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and find out from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young adult, you will have the full support of our expert team who will be on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any kind of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Horton Kirby and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Horton Kirby or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Horton Kirby please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Horton Kirby, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Maidstone, Basildon, London, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Harlow 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.