We are recruiting foster carers in Ileden and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Kingston, Out Elmstead, Bishopsbourne, Adisham & 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 Ileden 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:
How much time you care for the youngster relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to foster as well as work. Whether you can relies on the youngster's situations as well as the fostering service you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to have your home, yet normally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have helped to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can use you the very best feasible support required on your trip to aid offer a safe as well as safe and secure home to youngsters as well as youngsters in care.
Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, assessing abilities, area as well as experience. We construct connections between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an seasoned professional accessible to aid 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security as well as welfare of the children as well as youngsters in care, by just picking to work with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as support we offer to potential foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core values:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Ileden and surrounding areas such as Kingston, Out Elmstead, Bishopsbourne, Adisham, Barham, Gravel Castle, Bloodden, Marley, Womenswold, Bridge.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training information as well as support so that they can offer a top-notch foster care service as well as make a real distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise work to attach our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as discover from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the full support of our professional team who will be on hand, 24 hours a day, to address any inquiries you may have.
If you live in Ileden and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Ileden or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Ileden please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Ileden, Gillingham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester 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.