We are recruiting foster carers in Portobello and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Ayton, North Side, Birtley, Lambton & 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 Portobello 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 look after the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the child's conditions and the fostering solution you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your home, but normally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to examine that you're able to look after a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual positioning.
We have actually helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can use you the most effective possible assistance required on your trip to aid give a protected and secure home to children and young people in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, evaluating abilities, location and experience. We develop connections between carers and staff, and you'll have an skilled expert on hand to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the children and young people in treatment, by just choosing to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies along with the training and assistance we give to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to 6 core values:
We assist every one of our possible foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Portobello and surrounding areas such as Ayton, North Side, Birtley, Lambton, Oxclose, Rickleton, Barley Mow, Washington, Blackfell, Town Centre.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training information and assistance to ensure that they can give a superior foster treatment solution and make a genuine difference to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert team that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Portobello and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Portobello or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Portobello please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Portobello, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.