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Find out More About Fostering in Shotleyfield

We are recruiting foster carers in Shotleyfield and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Snods Edge, Carterway Heads, Kiln Pit Hill, Bridgehill & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Shotleyfield

Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.

Could You Foster?

* All our foster carers in the Shotleyfield area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN BE A FOSTER PARENT?

Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:

  • at least 21 years old
  • a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
  • able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis

How much time you take care of the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or up until the youngster is an adult.

You might have the ability to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations as well as the fostering solution you apply to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to possess your residence, but normally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.

Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage status, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Shotleyfield. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which implies we can provide you the most effective possible support required on your journey to help give a secure as well as secure residence to youngsters as well as youths in care.

Candidates will be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, analyzing capacities, area as well as experience. We construct connections in between carers as well as team, as well as you'll have an skilled professional on hand to help 24-hour a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will constantly prioritise the security as well as well-being of the young adults as well as youths in care, by only selecting to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as support we give to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core worths:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Shotleyfield and surrounding areas such as Snods Edge, Carterway Heads, Kiln Pit Hill, Bridgehill, Benfieldside, Shotley Bridge, Allensford, Newlands, East Law, Whittonstall.

Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training info as well as support to ensure that they can give a superior foster care solution as well as make a real difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We also function to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as discover from their experience.

Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the full support of our professional team that will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any kind of questions you might have.

If you live in Shotleyfield and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Shotleyfield or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Shotleyfield please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Shotleyfield, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, 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.