We are recruiting foster carers in Swanton and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Crawley, London, Hastings, West Peckham, New Pound, Gover Hill, Mereworth & 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 Swanton 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:
The length of time you take care of the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to workand foster . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's scenarios and the fostering service you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to possess your home, yet generally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an evaluation to examine that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual alignment.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and have over ten years of experience, which suggests we can provide you the best possible support required on your journey to aid give a risk-free and safe and secure home to youngsters and young individuals in care.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, analyzing capacities, area and experience. We build relationships between carers and personnel, and you'll have an knowledgeable professional available to aid 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the youngsters and young individuals in care, by only picking to work with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we give to potential foster carers. To attain this, we stick to six core values:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Swanton and surrounding areas such as West Peckham, New Pound, Gover Hill, Mereworth, Herne Pound, Hamptons, Kent Street, Goose Green, Roughway, Comp.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training info and support so that they can give a top-notch foster care service and make a real difference to a youngster or young person in need. We additionally work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional group who will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to address any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Swanton and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Swanton or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Swanton please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Swanton, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Crawley, London, Hastings 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.