We are recruiting foster carers in St Martins and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Northgate, Canterbury, St Stephens, Scotland Hills & 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 Martins 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 sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's circumstances as well as the fostering service you apply to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to possess your residence, yet normally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to inspect that you're able to care for a youngster. You will not be analyzed on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over ten years of experience, which indicates we can use you the most effective feasible support needed on your trip to assist offer a secure as well as secure residence to children as well as youngsters in care.
Applicants will be analyzed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to transfer fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, assessing capacities, place as well as experience. We build relationships between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an experienced expert accessible to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security as well as welfare of the young adults as well as youngsters in care, by only picking to work with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as support we offer to possible foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with 6 core worths:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in St Martins and surrounding areas such as Northgate, Canterbury, St Stephens, Scotland Hills, St Dunstans, Hales Place, Fordwich, Sturry, Thanington, Nackington.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training information as well as support to ensure that they can offer a excellent foster care service as well as make a actual difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as gain from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete support of our expert team who will be on hand, 1 day a day, to answer any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in St Martins and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in St Martins or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in St Martins please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in St Martins, Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, 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.
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