We are recruiting foster carers in Otham and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Rayleigh, Hastings, Chelmsford, London, Green Hill, Three Tees, Otham Hole, Caring & 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 Otham 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 kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to have your residence, yet generally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, faith or sexual alignment.
We have aided to position 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can supply you the best feasible assistance needed on your trip to assist give a secure and also protected residence to children and also youths 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 wanting to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, assessing abilities, location and also experience. We develop relationships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced specialist handy to assist 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we give to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with six core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Otham and surrounding areas such as Green Hill, Three Tees, Otham Hole, Caring, Willington, Langley, Bearsted, Park Wood, Shepway, Roseacre.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and also assistance to make sure that they can give a first-rate foster treatment service and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise function to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist group who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any type of questions you may have.
If you live in Otham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Otham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Otham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Otham, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Dartford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Rayleigh, Hastings, Chelmsford, London 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.