We are recruiting foster carers in Old Tree and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Colchester, Dartford, Chelmsford, Hastings, Maypole, Hoath, Millbank, Chislet Forstal & 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 Tree 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:
Just how long you look after the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or until the child is an adult.
You may be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the child's conditions and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to have your home, however usually, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an analysis to examine that you're able to look after a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which indicates we can provide you the finest possible assistance required on your trip to aid provide a safe and also safe home to youngsters and also young individuals in treatment.
Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to transfer fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, analyzing abilities, location and also experience. We build relationships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional available to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and also welfare of the youngsters and also young individuals in treatment, by only picking to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core worths:
We support every one of our possible foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Old Tree and surrounding areas such as Maypole, Hoath, Millbank, Chislet Forstal, Shelvingford, Ford, Knaves Ash, Hollow Street, Boyden Gate, Chislet.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training information and also assistance so that they can provide a first-rate foster treatment service and also make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also function to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also find out from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our professional team that will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of inquiries you may have.
If you live in Old Tree and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Old Tree or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Old Tree please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Old Tree, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Colchester, Dartford, Chelmsford, 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.