We are recruiting foster carers in Oxford and surrounding areas including: High Wycombe, Reading, Milton Keynes, Bracknell, Slough, Hemel Hempstead, Basingstoke, Northampton, Luton, Watford, New Osney, Grandpont, Jericho, Osney & 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 Oxford 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:
The length of time you take care of the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your residence, yet typically, you'll need to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an analysis to examine that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the most effective possible assistance required on your journey to help give a secure and also secure residence to children and also youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer aiming to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, assessing capacities, place and also experience. We build partnerships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an seasoned specialist accessible to help 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the young adults and also youngsters in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we give to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we abide by six core values:
We support all of our possible foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Oxford and surrounding areas such as New Osney, Grandpont, Jericho, Osney, Norham Manor, Walton Manor, Headington Hill, Park Town, New Botley, North Hinksey Village.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can give a first-rate foster treatment solution and also make a genuine difference 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 have the opportunity to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist group that will be on hand, 24 hrs a day, to respond to any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Oxford and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Oxford or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Oxford please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Oxford, High Wycombe, Reading, Milton Keynes, Bracknell, Slough, Hemel Hempstead, Basingstoke, Northampton, Luton, Watford 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.