We are recruiting foster carers in Oldbury and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Ightham, Ightham Common, Styants Bottom, Ivy Hatch & 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 Oldbury 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:
Exactly how long you look after the child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You might be able to foster as well as function. Whether you can depends on the child's situations as well as the fostering service you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your residence, however generally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which implies we can supply you the most effective feasible assistance needed on your journey to help provide a protected as well as risk-free residence to children as well as young individuals in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer aiming to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, examining abilities, area as well as experience. We develop partnerships in between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an experienced professional handy to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security as well as welfare of the young adults as well as young individuals in treatment, by just picking to function with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as assistance we provide to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with 6 core values:
We assist all of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Oldbury and surrounding areas such as Ightham, Ightham Common, Styants Bottom, Ivy Hatch, Basted, Stone Street, Bitchet Green, Borough Green, Heaverham, Claygate Cross.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training information as well as assistance so that they can provide a superior foster treatment service as well as make a actual difference to a child or young adult in need. We likewise function to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories as well as pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our professional group who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any questions you might have.
If you live in Oldbury and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Oldbury or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Oldbury please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Oldbury, Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford 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.