We are recruiting foster carers in Sandon and surrounding areas including: Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Harlow, Colchester, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, London, Great Baddow, Butts Green, Howe Green, Readers Corner & 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 Sandon 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 on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or till the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to possess your residence, but usually, you'll require to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an evaluation to check that you're able to look after a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital standing, religion or sexual alignment.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can offer you the ideal feasible assistance needed on your journey to assist offer a risk-free and also safe residence to children and also young people in care.
Candidates will be evaluated, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to transfer fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, analyzing capabilities, place and also experience. We construct connections in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable specialist handy to assist 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the children and also young people in care, by just choosing to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we offer to potential foster carers. To attain this, we stick to six core values:
We support every one of our potential foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Sandon and surrounding areas such as Great Baddow, Butts Green, Howe Green, Readers Corner, Woodhill, Galleyend, Little Mascalls, Chelmer Village, Baddow Park, Horne Row.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training info and also assistance to ensure that they can offer a first-rate foster care service and also make a actual distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We also function to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the complete assistance of our specialist group who will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any type of inquiries you may have.
If you live in Sandon and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Sandon or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Sandon please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Sandon, Chelmsford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Harlow, Colchester, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, London and across the East of England.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.