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Find out More About Fostering in Southfield Lea

We are recruiting foster carers in Southfield Lea and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Collingwood Chase, Collingwood, Southfield Green, Annitsford & more.

Find Out More About Fostering

In Southfield Lea

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 Southfield Lea 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

For how long you look after the child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to numerous years, or until the child is an adult.

You might have the ability to foster as well as work. Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances as well as the fostering service you use to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not require to have your home, yet typically, you'll require to have a extra bed room.

Prior to you can foster you should pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to look after a child. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religion or sexual preference.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Southfield Lea. Can you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually aided to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which implies we can use you the very best feasible assistance required on your trip to help offer a secure as well as safe home to youngsters as well as youths in treatment.

Candidates will be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, examining abilities, area as well as experience. We construct connections in between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an seasoned specialist on hand to help 1 day a day.

Fostering Values

At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety as well as well-being of the youngsters as well as youths in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as assistance we offer to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by 6 core worths:

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

Fostering Support

We assist all of our potential foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Southfield Lea and surrounding areas such as Collingwood Chase, Collingwood, Southfield Green, Annitsford, Hall Close Glade, Collingwood Grange, Klondyke, Hall Close Chase, Stonelaw Grange, Whitelea Glade.

All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information as well as assistance so that they can offer a first-rate foster treatment service as well as make a actual difference to a child or young adult in need. We additionally work to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories as well as find out from their experience.

Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our specialist group that will get on hand, 1 day a day, to address any type of concerns you might have.

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

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Southfield Lea, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Lincoln 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.