We are recruiting foster carers in Lower Island and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Hastings, Whitstable, Thurston Park, Seasalter, Church Street & 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 Lower Island 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 child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or up until the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the child's situations and the fostering service you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to have your residence, however generally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to inspect that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital condition, religion or sexual orientation.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can provide you the ideal feasible support needed on your journey to help supply a protected and safe residence to youngsters and youths in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing capacities, area and experience. We build relationships in between carers and team, and you'll have an experienced expert available to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and welfare of the young adults and youths in treatment, by only selecting to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies along with the training and support we supply to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we adhere to 6 core values:
We assist every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Lower Island and surrounding areas such as Whitstable, Thurston Park, Seasalter, Church Street, South Tankerton, Tankerton, Clapham Hill, South Street, Chestfield, Yorkletts.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training details and support to make sure that they can supply a superior foster treatment service and make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also function to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our expert group that will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Lower Island and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Lower Island or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Lower Island please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Lower Island, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Hastings 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.