We are recruiting foster carers in North Shields and surrounding areas including: South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln, The Lawe, South Shields, Preston, Tynemouth & 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 North Shields 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:
For how long you take care of the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your house, but normally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to examine that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital status, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which suggests we can supply you the most effective feasible assistance required on your trip to assist provide a secure and also safe and secure house to children and also youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, assessing abilities, place and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist on hand to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also youngsters in treatment, by only selecting to work with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by 6 core values:
We assist all of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in North Shields and surrounding areas such as The Lawe, South Shields, Preston, Tynemouth, Meadow Well, Mill Dam, Billy Mill, High Shields, Marden, Percy Main.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training info and also assistance so that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment solution and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to link our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also learn from their experience.
Also after you have actually tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our specialist team who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any kind of inquiries you may have.
If you live in North Shields and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in North Shields or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in North Shields please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in North Shields, South Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.