We are recruiting foster carers in Kennington and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Eastbourne, Chelmsford, Bockhanger, Kennington Lees, Bybrook, Goat Lees & 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 Kennington 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:
Just how long you take care of the child relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to workand foster . Whether you can relies on the child's situations and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to have your house, however generally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers across the UK and have over one decade of experience, which means we can provide you the ideal feasible assistance required on your journey to aid give a risk-free and safe house to children and youngsters in care.
Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer aiming to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, evaluating capacities, location and experience. We develop partnerships between carers and personnel, and you'll have an seasoned professional accessible to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and welfare of the young adults and youngsters in care, by only choosing to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies along with the training and assistance we give to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with 6 core values:
We support all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Kennington and surrounding areas such as Bockhanger, Kennington Lees, Bybrook, Goat Lees, Kempes Corner, Boughton Lees, Barrow Hill, Eastwell Park, Ashford, Naccolt.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training information and assistance to make sure that they can give a top-notch foster care service and make a real difference to a child or young individual in need. We likewise work to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young individual, you will have the complete assistance of our professional team that will get on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any concerns you may have.
If you live in Kennington and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Kennington or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Kennington please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Kennington, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Eastbourne, Chelmsford 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.