We are recruiting foster carers in Nettlestead and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Crawley, Hastings, London, Wateringbury, Pizien Well, Nettlestead Green, Red Hill & 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 Nettlestead 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 take care of the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to foster and work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and the fostering solution you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your house, yet typically, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage condition, religious beliefs or sex-related positioning.
We have actually helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can use you the most effective possible support needed on your trip to assist give a safe and safe house to youngsters and youngsters in care.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, examining abilities, location and experience. We build relationships in between carers and personnel, and you'll have an skilled expert on hand to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the young adults and youngsters in care, by only picking to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we give to potential foster carers. To attain this, we comply with six core worths:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Nettlestead and surrounding areas such as Wateringbury, Pizien Well, Nettlestead Green, Red Hill, Teston, Livesey Street, Yalding, West Farleigh, Mereworth, Kent Street.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and support to ensure that they can give a excellent foster care solution and make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We also work to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the complete support of our expert team that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to address any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Nettlestead and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Nettlestead or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Nettlestead please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Nettlestead, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Crawley, Hastings, London 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.