We are recruiting foster carers in Penhurst and surrounding areas including: Hastings, Eastbourne, Maidstone, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Crawley, Gillingham, Chatham, Worthing, Dartford, Ashburnham Forge, Ponts Green, Brownbread Street, The Pound & 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 Penhurst 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 depends upon the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to many years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your house, however typically, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to examine that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, faith or sexual alignment.
We have actually helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which means we can provide you the most effective possible assistance needed on your trip to help give a secure and also safe house to children and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, examining capabilities, place and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist available to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the young adults and also youths in treatment, by just picking to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we give to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by six core values:
We support all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Penhurst and surrounding areas such as Ashburnham Forge, Ponts Green, Brownbread Street, The Pound, Darwell Hole, Stevens Crouch, Cackle Street, Netherfield, Catsfield Stream, Twelve Oaks.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and also assistance so that they can give a superior foster treatment service and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We also work to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist group who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any concerns you may have.
If you live in Penhurst and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Penhurst or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Penhurst please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Penhurst, Hastings, Eastbourne, Maidstone, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Crawley, Gillingham, Chatham, Worthing, Dartford 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.