We are recruiting foster carers in St Augustines and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Chartham, Shalmsford Street, Garlinge Green, Chartham Hatch & 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 St Augustines 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:
How much time you care for the youngster relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to foster and work. Whether you can relies on the youngster's conditions and the fostering service you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to have your home, yet usually, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an assessment to examine that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage condition, religion or sexual positioning.
We have helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and have over 10 years of experience, which implies we can use you the most effective possible support required on your journey to aid supply a safe and safe home to children and youths in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer looking to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, evaluating abilities, location and experience. We construct connections in between carers and personnel, and you'll have an knowledgeable expert handy to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and well-being of the children and youths in treatment, by just choosing to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we supply to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to 6 core values:
We support all of our potential foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in St Augustines and surrounding areas such as Chartham, Shalmsford Street, Garlinge Green, Chartham Hatch, Petham, Thanington, Bagham, Lower Heppington, Street End, Old Wives Lees.
All of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training info and support to make sure that they can supply a top-notch foster treatment service and make a actual distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We additionally work to connect our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and find out from their experience.
Also after you have taken on a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the complete support of our expert group that will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any inquiries you may have.
If you live in St Augustines and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in St Augustines or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in St Augustines please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in St Augustines, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester 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.