We are recruiting foster carers in Houghton and surrounding areas including: Norwich, Peterborough, Cambridge, Ipswich, Lincoln, Colchester, Bedford, Stevenage, Chelmsford, Nottingham, Harpley, West Rudham, Pockthorpe, Little Massingham & 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 Houghton 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 care for the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to foster and work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to possess your home, yet usually, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you have to pass an analysis to check that you're able to care for a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnicity, sex, marriage condition, religious beliefs or sexual positioning.
We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can use you the very best feasible support required on your journey to aid supply a secure and safe and secure home to youngsters and youngsters in care.
Candidates will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, place and experience. We construct partnerships in between carers and team, and you'll have an knowledgeable expert on hand to aid 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and welfare of the children and youngsters in care, by just selecting to work with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and support we supply to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by 6 core values:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Houghton and surrounding areas such as Harpley, West Rudham, Pockthorpe, Little Massingham, East Rudham, Bagthorpe, Great Massingham, Bircham Tofts, Anmer, Great Bircham.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training info and support to ensure that they can supply a excellent foster care solution and make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We additionally work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the possibility to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and pick up from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the full support of our expert team who will get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any concerns you may have.
If you live in Houghton and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Houghton or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Houghton please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Houghton, Norwich, Peterborough, Cambridge, Ipswich, Lincoln, Colchester, Bedford, Stevenage, Chelmsford, Nottingham 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.