We are recruiting foster carers in Steel Cross and surrounding areas including: Crawley, Maidstone, Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Hastings, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Worthing, Poundfield, Boarshead, Crowborough, Blackness & 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 Cross 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:
For how long you look after the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and work. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to possess your residence, however generally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you should pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which suggests we can use you the very best feasible assistance needed on your trip to help offer a risk-free and protected residence to children and youths in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering company, analyzing abilities, location and experience. We construct connections between carers and staff, and you'll have an knowledgeable expert available to help 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the young adults and youths in treatment, by just choosing to deal with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and assistance we offer to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we comply with 6 core values:
We assist every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Steel Cross and surrounding areas such as Poundfield, Boarshead, Crowborough, Blackness, Crowborough Warren, St Johns, Jarvis Brook, Whitehill, Alderbrook, Mardens Hill.
All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training details and assistance to make sure that they can offer a excellent foster treatment service and make a real difference to a youngster or young adult in need. We also work to link our community of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert team who will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to respond to any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Steel Cross and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Steel Cross or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Steel Cross please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Steel Cross, Crawley, Maidstone, Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, Hove, Hastings, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Worthing 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.