We are recruiting foster carers in Spittal and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Gateshead, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Tweedmouth, Prior Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scremerston & 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 Spittal 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:
Just how long you look after the child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the child is an adult.
You may be able to foster and work. Whether you can depends on the child's conditions and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your house, however typically, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you should pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital status, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can supply you the most effective possible assistance required on your trip to assist provide a safe and risk-free house to children and youths in care.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, 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 ideal fostering agency, examining capabilities, place and experience. We construct relationships between carers and team, and you'll have an skilled expert accessible to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and well-being of the young adults and youths in care, by just picking to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Spittal and surrounding areas such as Tweedmouth, Prior Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scremerston, East Ord, Cheswick, Marshall Meadows, Loanend, Cheswick Buildings, Ancroft.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training information and assistance so that they can provide a first-rate foster care service and make a genuine distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and learn from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert team that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to address any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Spittal and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Spittal or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Spittal please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Spittal, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Gateshead, 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.