We are recruiting foster carers in Long Melford and surrounding areas including: Colchester, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Cambridge, Harlow, Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Stevenage, Norwich, Liston, Rodbridge Corner, Liston Gardens, Cuckoo Tye & 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 Long Melford 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 look after the youngster depends on the sort 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 foster and also work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your home, yet usually, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can use you the most effective possible support needed on your journey to help provide a safe and also risk-free home to children and also young individuals in care.
Candidates will 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 agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, examining capacities, area and also experience. We develop partnerships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned specialist handy to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also young individuals in care, by just choosing to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we provide to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core values:
We support all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Long Melford and surrounding areas such as Liston, Rodbridge Corner, Liston Gardens, Cuckoo Tye, Acton Place, Newmans Green, Borley, Foxearth, Acton, Brundon.
All of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training details and also support to ensure that they can provide a superior foster care service and also make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also learn from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist group that will be on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Long Melford and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Long Melford or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Long Melford please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Long Melford, Colchester, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Cambridge, Harlow, Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Stevenage, Norwich 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.