We are recruiting foster carers in Shotley Bridge and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill, East Law & 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 Shotley Bridge 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 care for the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to own your home, yet typically, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, religion or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which implies we can use you the ideal possible support needed on your trip to assist give a safe and also secure home to children and also young individuals in care.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, analyzing capabilities, place and also experience. We build connections in between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled specialist handy to assist 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the young adults and also young individuals in care, by just choosing to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we give to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to six core values:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Shotley Bridge and surrounding areas such as Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill, East Law, Medomsley Edge, Broom Hill, Consett, The Dene, Medomsley, Ebchester.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information and also support so that they can give a first-rate foster care service and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist team that will certainly be on hand, 24 hours a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Shotley Bridge and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Shotley Bridge or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Shotley Bridge please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Shotley Bridge, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.