We are recruiting foster carers in Upper Harbledown and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harbledown, Rough Common, Chartham Hatch, Thanington & 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 Upper Harbledown 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 look after the youngster depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to numerous years, or till the youngster is an adult.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering solution you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your home, yet usually, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital condition, religion or sexual orientation.
We have assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which indicates we can provide you the finest feasible assistance required on your trip to aid offer a safe and also safe home to youngsters and also youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer looking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, examining abilities, location and also experience. We build relationships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an experienced expert accessible to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also welfare of the youngsters and also youngsters in treatment, by just picking to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we offer to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to 6 core values:
We support 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 Upper Harbledown and surrounding areas such as Harbledown, Rough Common, Chartham Hatch, Thanington, Blean, St Dunstans, Chartham, Honey Hill, Dunkirk, Denstroude.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can offer a superior foster treatment solution and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We also function to attach our community of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also gain from their experience.
Even after you have taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the full assistance of our expert group that will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any concerns you may have.
If you live in Upper Harbledown and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Upper Harbledown or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Upper Harbledown please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Upper Harbledown, Gillingham, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, 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.