We are recruiting foster carers in Shotton and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Stannington, Beaconhill Lea, Netherton Park, Brenkley & 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 Shotton 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 on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to own your home, however usually, you'll require to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to inspect that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, religion or sexual positioning.
We have helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and have over one decade of experience, which means we can provide you the finest feasible support needed on your trip to help provide a secure and safe home to youngsters and youths in care.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, assessing capacities, area and experience. We develop partnerships in between carers and personnel, and you'll have an knowledgeable specialist accessible to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and welfare of the children and youths in care, by just selecting to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we provide to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core worths:
We support every one of our prospective foster parents in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Shotton and surrounding areas such as Stannington, Beaconhill Lea, Netherton Park, Brenkley, Nelson Village, Beaconhill Green, Beaconhill Grange, Beaconhill Glade, Town Centre, Whitelea Chase.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details and support to make sure that they can provide a superior foster care solution and make a real distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and gain from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any type of questions you may have.
If you live in Shotton and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Shotton or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Shotton please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Shotton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, 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.