We are recruiting foster carers in Otterham Quay and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, London, Hastings, Windmill Hill, Moor Street, Upchurch, Breach & 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 Otterham Quay 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 care for the child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the child's scenarios and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your house, however typically, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an analysis to examine that you have the ability to care for a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital condition, religion or sex-related orientation.
We have aided to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the very best possible assistance required on your trip to assist give a safe and also secure house to children and also young people in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, evaluating capacities, area and also experience. We construct relationships in between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional handy to assist 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the youngsters and also young people in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we give to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with six core values:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Otterham Quay and surrounding areas such as Windmill Hill, Moor Street, Upchurch, Breach, Hartlip Hill, Wetham Green, Lower Rainham, Hartlip, Lower Halstow, Rainham.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training details and also assistance so that they can give a superior foster treatment service and also make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We also function to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also discover from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our professional team who will certainly be on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Otterham Quay and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Otterham Quay or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Otterham Quay please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Otterham Quay, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, London, 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.