We are recruiting foster carers in Marshside and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Colchester, Chelmsford, Dartford, Hastings, Under the Wood, Under The Wood, Highstead, Boyden Gate & 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 Marshside 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 long you look after the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening 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 on the child's scenarios and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to have your house, however usually, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which indicates we can offer you the most effective possible assistance needed on your trip to aid give a safe and also risk-free house to youngsters and also young people in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be examined, 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 use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing abilities, area and also experience. We construct connections between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled expert handy to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the young adults and also young people in treatment, by only choosing to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we give to possible foster carers. To attain this, we stick to 6 core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Marshside and surrounding areas such as Under the Wood, Under The Wood, Highstead, Boyden Gate, Shelvingford, Hawthorn Corner, Chitty, Chislet, Ford, Hillborough.
All of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can give a first-class foster treatment solution and also make a real distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert group that will certainly be on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Marshside and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Marshside or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Marshside please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Marshside, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Colchester, Chelmsford, Dartford, 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.