We are recruiting foster carers in Short Cross and surrounding areas including: Dudley, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth, Worcester, Telford, Hawne, Halesowen, Coombeswood, Haden Cross & 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 Short Cross 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:
For how long you take care of the child depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or till the child is an grown-up.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and also the fostering service you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to possess your house, but generally, you'll need to have a spare bed room.
Prior to you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage standing, religion or sexual preference.
We have assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the most effective possible assistance needed on your trip to assist offer a protected and also risk-free house to children and also young people in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be assessed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, evaluating capacities, place and also experience. We build partnerships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an experienced professional handy to assist 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the children and also young people in treatment, by only picking to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we offer to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core worths:
We assist every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Short Cross and surrounding areas such as Hawne, Halesowen, Coombeswood, Haden Cross, Hill and Cakemore, Hasbury, Blackheath, Old Hill, Lapal, Cradley.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get comprehensive foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can offer a superior foster treatment service and also make a real distinction to a child or young person in need. We also function to link our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our professional team who will certainly be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any type of questions you may have.
If you live in Short Cross and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Short Cross or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Short Cross please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Short Cross, Dudley, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth, Worcester, Telford and across the West Midlands.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.