We are recruiting foster carers in Howick and surrounding areas including: South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Craster, Dunstan, Longhoughton, Littlehoughton & 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 Howick 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 child relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the child's scenarios and also the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your home, yet usually, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which means we can use you the very best feasible assistance needed on your trip to assist offer a safe and secure and also risk-free home to youngsters and also youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer aiming to transfer fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, analyzing capabilities, place and also experience. We develop partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced specialist on hand to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the youngsters and also youngsters in treatment, by only picking to work with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we follow 6 core worths:
We assist every one of our potential foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Howick and surrounding areas such as Craster, Dunstan, Longhoughton, Littlehoughton, Boulmer, Peppermoor, Rennington, Broxfield, Embleton, Rock.
All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training details and also assistance so that they can offer a first-rate foster treatment solution and also make a actual difference to a child or young person in need. We also work to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our specialist group that will certainly be on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Howick and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Howick or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Howick please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Howick, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.