We are recruiting foster carers in Teston and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Crawley, London, Livesey Street, Red Hill, Wateringbury, West Farleigh & 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 Teston 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 youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to numerous years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to possess your home, however normally, you'll require to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you must pass an analysis to inspect that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually helped to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can use you the most effective feasible assistance required on your trip to assist provide a safe and safe home to children and young people in care.
Applicants will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, evaluating capacities, location and experience. We develop connections in between carers and staff, and you'll have an seasoned expert handy to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the security and welfare of the youngsters and young people in care, by only picking to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we follow six core values:
We assist every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Teston and surrounding areas such as Livesey Street, Red Hill, Wateringbury, West Farleigh, Hoppers Corner, East Malling Heath, Nettlestead, Kettle Corner, Farleigh Green, East Barming.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training details and assistance so that they can provide a excellent foster care service and make a real distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We additionally work to link our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and discover from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert team who will certainly be on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any kind of concerns you might have.
If you live in Teston and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Teston or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Teston please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Teston, Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Dartford, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Crawley, London 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.