We are recruiting foster carers in Longtown and surrounding areas including: Worcester, Redditch, Dudley, Telford, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Solihull, Walsall, Coventry, Pen-pwll-sond, Clodock, Llanveynoe, Lower Maes-coed & 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 Longtown 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 upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the child's situations and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your residence, yet usually, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, sex, marriage standing, religious beliefs or sexual alignment.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which means we can use you the most effective feasible support needed on your journey to aid supply a protected and also risk-free residence to children and also youngsters in care.
Candidates will certainly be assessed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, assessing capacities, place and also experience. We develop partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled expert accessible to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the children and also youngsters in care, by just selecting to function with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with 6 core worths:
We support all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Longtown and surrounding areas such as Pen-pwll-sond, Clodock, Llanveynoe, Lower Maes-coed, Crossway, Walterstone Common, Walterstone, Newton, Dulas, Middle Maes-coed.
All of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and also support so that they can supply a superior foster care service and also make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We likewise function to attach our community of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also learn from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the full support of our expert group who will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any concerns you may have.
If you live in Longtown and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Longtown or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Longtown please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Longtown, Worcester, Redditch, Dudley, Telford, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Solihull, Walsall, Coventry and across the West Midlands.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.