We are recruiting foster carers in Steel and surrounding areas including: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Dye House, Juniper, Whitley Chapel, Ordley & 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 Steel 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 long you take care of the youngster relies on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or up until the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to foster and also function. Whether you can relies on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to own your home, yet generally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have assisted to place 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can use you the most effective feasible support needed on your journey to assist offer a safe and secure and also safe home to youngsters and also young individuals in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, examining capabilities, place and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced specialist accessible to assist 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security and also well-being of the young adults and also young individuals in treatment, by only picking to function with trustworthy Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also support we offer to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we adhere to 6 core values:
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Steel and surrounding areas such as Dye House, Juniper, Whitley Chapel, Ordley, Dalton, Diptonmill, Rawgreen, Wooley, Slaley, Strothers Dale.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details and also support so that they can offer a top-notch foster treatment solution and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We additionally function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also gain from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist group that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to respond to any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Steel and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Steel or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Steel please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Steel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, 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.