We are recruiting foster carers in Lamberhurst and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Hastings, Gillingham, Chatham, Eastbourne, Crawley, Dartford, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Basildon, Hook Green, Kilndown, Lamberhurst Quarter, Riseden & 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 Lamberhurst 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 type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to numerous years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's situations and the fostering service you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your home, yet usually, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you have to pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have helped to put 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can provide you the most effective feasible support needed on your trip to help offer a risk-free and protected home to children and young people in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be examined, 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 ideal fostering firm, analyzing capacities, place and experience. We develop connections between carers and staff, and you'll have an seasoned specialist accessible to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and well-being of the children and young people in treatment, by just picking to function with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and support we offer to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Lamberhurst and surrounding areas such as Hook Green, Kilndown, Lamberhurst Quarter, Riseden, Lower Cousley Wood, Newburys, Cousley Wood, Little Bayham, Hazel Street, Stonecrouch.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training info and support to ensure that they can offer a excellent foster treatment service and make a actual distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We also function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and pick up from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist group that will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any questions you may have.
If you live in Lamberhurst and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Lamberhurst or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Lamberhurst please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lamberhurst, Maidstone, Hastings, Gillingham, Chatham, Eastbourne, Crawley, Dartford, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Basildon 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.