We are recruiting foster carers in Kingsdown and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Hastings, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Ringwould, Upper Walmer, Walmer, Mill 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 Kingsdown 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 take care of the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or till the child is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child's situations and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to have your house, but generally, you'll require to have a spare room.
Prior to 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 culture, sex, marital status, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can use you the ideal possible support needed on your journey to help provide a safe and also secure house to youngsters and also youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, evaluating capacities, location and also experience. We develop connections in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced specialist on hand to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also welfare of the young adults and also youngsters in treatment, by just choosing to function with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also support we provide to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core worths:
We assist every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Kingsdown and surrounding areas such as Ringwould, Upper Walmer, Walmer, Mill Hill, Lower Walmer, Ripple, Martin Mill, Upper Deal, St Margarets at Cliffe, Martin.
All of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training information and also support so that they can provide a superior foster treatment service and also make a real distinction to a child or young individual in need. We likewise function to attach our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster child or young individual, you will have the complete support of our specialist group that will be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any concerns you might have.
If you live in Kingsdown and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Kingsdown or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Kingsdown please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Kingsdown, Gillingham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Hastings, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Colchester, 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.