We are recruiting foster carers in Northumberland Heath and surrounding areas including: Dartford, London, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Harlow, Rayleigh, Maidstone, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Belvedere, Erith, Colyers, Lessness Heath & 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 Northumberland Heath 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 youngster relies on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can relies on the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to own your home, however typically, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which means we can offer you the most effective feasible support required on your journey to aid supply a risk-free and also safe home to children and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, evaluating abilities, place and also experience. We build connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional available to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also youngsters in care, by only selecting to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow 6 core values:
We support every one of our possible foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Northumberland Heath and surrounding areas such as Belvedere, Erith, Colyers, Lessness Heath, Upper Belvedere, Barnehurst, North End, Slade Green, West Heath, Coldharbour.
All of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training info and also support so that they can supply a first-class foster care service and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to link our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full support of our professional group that will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any kind of questions you may have.
If you live in Northumberland Heath and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Northumberland Heath or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Northumberland Heath please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Northumberland Heath, Dartford, London, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, Harlow, Rayleigh, Maidstone, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea and across the London.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.