We are recruiting foster carers in Pett Bottom and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Lower Hardres, Upper Hardres, Upper Hardres Court, Street End & 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 Pett Bottom 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 look after the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or until the child is an adult.
You might be able to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and the fostering solution you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your residence, however normally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to check that you're able to look after a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage condition, faith or sexual orientation.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than ten years of experience, which implies we can offer you the best feasible support needed on your journey to help give a secure and safe residence to children and youths in treatment.
Candidates will be examined, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, examining capabilities, area and experience. We construct relationships in between carers and personnel, and you'll have an experienced professional handy to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and well-being of the young adults and youths in treatment, by just selecting to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and support we give to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we follow 6 core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Pett Bottom and surrounding areas such as Lower Hardres, Upper Hardres, Upper Hardres Court, Street End, Lynsore Bottom, Lower Heppington, Westwood, Nackington, Bishopsbourne, Bridge.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info and support to ensure that they can give a superior foster treatment solution and make a genuine difference to a child or young individual in need. We likewise function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will have the chance to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and discover from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young individual, you will have the complete support of our professional group who will be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Pett Bottom and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Pett Bottom or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Pett Bottom please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Pett Bottom, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester 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.