We are recruiting foster carers in Langford and surrounding areas including: Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Ipswich, Heybridge, Broad Street Green, Maldon, Curling Tye Green & 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 Langford 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 care for the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your home, yet usually, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an analysis to check that you're able to care for a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which implies we can provide you the most effective feasible support required on your journey to assist offer a safe and also secure home to youngsters and also youngsters in care.
Candidates will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, evaluating capacities, location and also experience. We develop connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional accessible to assist 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youngsters in care, by only picking to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we offer to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core values:
We assist every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Langford and surrounding areas such as Heybridge, Broad Street Green, Maldon, Curling Tye Green, Wickham Bishops, Great Totham, Woodham Walter, Ulting, Heybridge Basin, Nounsley.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training details and also support so that they can offer a top-notch foster care solution and also make a genuine difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete support of our professional group that will get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to respond to any kind of questions you might have.
If you live in Langford and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Langford or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Langford please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Langford, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Harlow, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Ipswich and across the East of England.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.