We are recruiting foster carers in Old Wives Lees and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Bagham, Chilham, Rhode Common, Mountain Street & 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 Wives Lees 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 relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your residence, but generally, you'll need to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an analysis to check that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the best feasible assistance needed on your trip to help give a protected and also risk-free residence to youngsters and also youths 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 seeking to move fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, assessing capacities, area and also experience. We build connections between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled expert on hand to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by only selecting to work with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we give to possible foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Old Wives Lees and surrounding areas such as Bagham, Chilham, Rhode Common, Mountain Street, Shalmsford Street, Dane Street, Oversland, Neames Forstal, Chartham Hatch, Perrywood.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training details and also assistance to ensure that they can give a first-rate foster treatment service and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We likewise work to attach our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert team that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any concerns you might have.
If you live in Old Wives Lees and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Old Wives Lees or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Old Wives Lees please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Old Wives Lees, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester 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.