We are recruiting foster carers in Southend and surrounding areas including: High Wycombe, Reading, Bracknell, Slough, Oxford, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Basingstoke, Woking, St Albans, Summer Heath, Turville Heath, Stonor, Turville & 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 Southend 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:
The length of time you care for the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and the fostering solution you put on. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your house, however usually, you'll require to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than ten years of experience, which means we can provide you the ideal possible assistance needed on your journey to aid give a risk-free and safe house to youngsters and youngsters in treatment.
Candidates will be evaluated, 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 appropriate fostering firm, evaluating capacities, location and experience. We build connections between carers and personnel, and you'll have an knowledgeable professional handy to aid 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the security and well-being of the youngsters and youngsters in treatment, by only selecting to collaborate with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training and assistance we give to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to 6 core values:
We assist all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Southend and surrounding areas such as Summer Heath, Turville Heath, Stonor, Turville, Skirmett, Pishill, Fingest, Fawley Bottom, Fawley, Maidensgrove.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive extensive foster training information and assistance so that they can give a excellent foster treatment solution and make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise work to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually tackled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the complete assistance of our professional team that will be on hand, 24 hours a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Southend and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Southend or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Southend please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Southend, High Wycombe, Reading, Bracknell, Slough, Oxford, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Basingstoke, Woking, St Albans and across the South East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.