We are recruiting foster carers in Paddlesworth and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Hastings, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Eastbourne, Dartford, Chelmsford, Arpinge, Gibraltar, Elvington, Hawkinge & 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 Paddlesworth 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 child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to numerous years, or until the child is an grown-up.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the child'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 possess your house, yet usually, you'll need to have a extra room.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you're able to take care of a child. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the very best feasible assistance needed on your trip to help provide a protected and also safe house to children and also young individuals in treatment.
Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, examining capacities, area and also experience. We build partnerships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an seasoned professional handy to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the youngsters and also young individuals in treatment, by only choosing to work with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core values:
We support every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Paddlesworth and surrounding areas such as Arpinge, Gibraltar, Elvington, Hawkinge, Shuttlesfield, Peene, Densole, Ridge Row, Acrise, Newington.
All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training information and also assistance to make sure that they can provide a superior foster treatment service and also make a real difference to a child or young individual in need. We additionally work to connect our community of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also discover from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young individual, you will have the complete assistance of our professional group who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Paddlesworth and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Paddlesworth or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Paddlesworth please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Paddlesworth, Maidstone, Gillingham, Hastings, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Eastbourne, Dartford, 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.