We are recruiting foster carers in Shelley and surrounding areas including: Harlow, Chelmsford, Basildon, Rayleigh, Dartford, London, Stevenage, Southend-on-Sea, St Albans, Chatham, Chipping Ongar, High Ongar, Greensted, Marden Ash & 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 Shelley 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 long 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 might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to possess your home, yet generally, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital standing, religion or sex-related orientation.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which means we can supply you the most effective possible support required on your journey to help supply a risk-free and also safe home to youngsters 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 wanting to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, examining abilities, area and also experience. We construct connections in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional handy to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the children and also youths in treatment, by only selecting to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we supply to potential foster carers. To attain this, we comply with six core values:
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Shelley and surrounding areas such as Chipping Ongar, High Ongar, Greensted, Marden Ash, Hallsford Bridge, Bobbingworth, Norton Mandeville, Lower Bobbingworth Green, Clatterford End, Greensted Green.
All of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training details and also support to make sure that they can supply a excellent foster treatment service and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young person in need. We also function to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young person, you will have the complete support of our professional team who will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any type of questions you might have.
If you live in Shelley and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Shelley or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Shelley please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Shelley, Harlow, Chelmsford, Basildon, Rayleigh, Dartford, London, Stevenage, Southend-on-Sea, St Albans, Chatham 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.