We are recruiting foster carers in Shotgate and surrounding areas including: Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Harlow, Maidstone, Colchester, Rawreth Shot, Rawreth, Nevendon, Wickford & 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 Shotgate 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 care for the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your house, but generally, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to check that you're able to care for a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over ten years of experience, which means we can offer you the very best feasible assistance required on your journey to assist give a risk-free and also safe and secure house to children and also youths in care.
Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering company, assessing abilities, place and also experience. We develop connections between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced specialist on hand to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in care, by only selecting to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we give to potential foster carers. To attain this, we abide by six core worths:
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 Shotgate and surrounding areas such as Rawreth Shot, Rawreth, Nevendon, Wickford, Runwell, Battlesbridge, Burnt Mills, North Benfleet, Felmore, New Thundersley.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training information and also assistance so that they can give a top-notch foster care service and also make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally function to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our specialist group that will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Shotgate and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Shotgate or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Shotgate please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Shotgate, Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Harlow, Maidstone, Colchester 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.