We are recruiting foster carers in Long Reach and surrounding areas including: Dartford, Basildon, London, Chatham, Gillingham, Rayleigh, Maidstone, Harlow, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Purfleet, Dartford Marshes, The Bridge, Slade 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 Long Reach 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:
Just how long you look after the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and work. Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to own your house, however generally, you'll require to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to examine that you're able to look after a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have helped to position 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can use you the ideal feasible support needed on your journey to help offer a safe and safe house to youngsters and young individuals in treatment.
Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, assessing capabilities, place and experience. We build partnerships between carers and staff, and you'll have an skilled specialist available to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and well-being of the children and young individuals in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and support we offer to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we comply with six core values:
We support all of our possible foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Long Reach and surrounding areas such as Purfleet, Dartford Marshes, The Bridge, Slade Green, Coldharbour, North End, Temple Hill, Dartford, Barnes Cray, Crossways.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training info and support so that they can offer a top-notch foster treatment service and make a actual difference to a child or young adult in need. We likewise work to link our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and find out from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete support of our specialist team who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Long Reach and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Long Reach or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Long Reach please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Long Reach, Dartford, Basildon, London, Chatham, Gillingham, Rayleigh, Maidstone, Harlow, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea 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.