We are recruiting foster carers in St Johns and surrounding areas including: Dartford, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, London, Crawley, Basildon, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Woking, Riverhead, Longford, Sevenoaks, Dunton Green & 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 Johns 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 care for the child depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to foster and work. Whether you can depends on the child's situations and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to own your residence, yet generally, you'll require to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you're able to care for a child. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital status, faith or sexual orientation.
We have assisted to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than ten years of experience, which means we can use you the most effective feasible support needed on your trip to assist give a secure and safe residence to children and youngsters in care.
Candidates will certainly be assessed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering firm, assessing capabilities, area and experience. We build connections between carers and staff, and you'll have an seasoned professional on hand to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and well-being of the young adults and youngsters in care, by only selecting to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we give to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we abide by six core worths:
We assist all of our possible foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in St Johns and surrounding areas such as Riverhead, Longford, Sevenoaks, Dunton Green, Greatness, Kippington, Bessels Green, Seal, Chipstead, Wildernesse.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training information and support so that they can give a top-notch foster care service and make a actual distinction to a child or young individual in need. We additionally work to connect our community of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and discover from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional group who will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of questions you may have.
If you live in St Johns and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in St Johns or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in St Johns please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in St Johns, Dartford, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, London, Crawley, Basildon, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Woking 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.