We are recruiting foster carers in Old Durham and surrounding areas including: Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hartlepool, South Shields, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Gilesgate, Shincliffe, Gilesgate Moor, West Sherburn & 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 Old Durham 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 look after the child relies on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster and function. Whether you can relies on the child's situations and 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 typically, you'll need to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital standing, religion or sexual alignment.
We have actually aided to place 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can supply you the very best possible support required on your trip to aid offer a risk-free and protected house to children and 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 transfer fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, evaluating abilities, area and experience. We construct relationships in between carers and staff, and you'll have an skilled expert on hand to aid 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the youngsters and young people in treatment, by just choosing to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we offer to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core worths:
We support every one of our possible foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Old Durham and surrounding areas such as Gilesgate, Shincliffe, Gilesgate Moor, West Sherburn, The Sands, Sherburn Grange, Houghall, Durham, High Shincliffe, Western Hill.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training info and support to make sure that they can offer a first-rate foster treatment solution and make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to link our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and gain from their experience.
Even 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 hours a day, to address any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Old Durham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Old Durham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Old Durham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Old Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hartlepool, South Shields, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield 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.