We are recruiting foster carers in Kent and surrounding areas including: Southampton, Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Reading, Bracknell, Guildford, Woking, Worthing, Oxford, Harbridge, Harbridge Green, Turmer, Bleak Hill & 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 Kent 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 look after the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's scenarios and the fostering service you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your house, yet normally, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you should pass an analysis to inspect that you're able to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and have over ten years of experience, which means we can use you the best feasible assistance required on your trip to assist supply a secure and secure house to children and young people in care.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer seeking to transfer fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, assessing abilities, location and experience. We develop relationships in between carers and team, and you'll have an experienced expert handy to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and welfare of the young adults and young people in care, by just picking to function with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and assistance we supply to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we follow 6 core worths:
We assist all of our possible foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Kent and surrounding areas such as Harbridge, Harbridge Green, Turmer, Bleak Hill, Lower Turmer, Ibsley, Ellingham, New Town, South Gorley, Mockbeggar.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and assistance so that they can supply a top-notch foster care service and make a genuine difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance 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 youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert team that will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any concerns you might have.
If you live in Kent and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Kent or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Kent please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Kent, Southampton, Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Reading, Bracknell, Guildford, Woking, Worthing, Oxford 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.