We are recruiting foster carers in Rough Common and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harbledown, Upper Harbledown, St Dunstans, Blean & 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 Rough Common 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 take care of the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or up until the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and the fostering service you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to have your residence, however usually, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage status, religion or sex-related positioning.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can use you the very best feasible support needed on your journey to help offer a safe and safe and secure residence to children and youngsters in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, analyzing abilities, area and experience. We build connections between carers and team, and you'll have an seasoned specialist accessible to help 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and welfare of the young adults and youngsters in treatment, by only picking to function with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we offer to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we stick to 6 core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Rough Common and surrounding areas such as Harbledown, Upper Harbledown, St Dunstans, Blean, Hales Place, St Stephens, Tyler Hill, Canterbury, Thanington, Honey Hill.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training details and support to make sure that they can offer a first-class foster treatment service and make a real difference to a child or young adult in need. We likewise function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the full support of our specialist group who will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to respond to any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Rough Common and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Rough Common or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Rough Common please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Rough Common, Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, 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.