We are recruiting foster carers in Upper Walmer and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Hastings, Rayleigh, Basildon, Colchester, Dartford, Chelmsford, Walmer, Mill Hill, Lower Walmer, Upper Deal & 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 Walmer 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 care for the youngster depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You may have the ability to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios as well as the fostering solution you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering company.
You do not require to have your home, but usually, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over one decade of experience, which means we can use you the most effective feasible support required on your journey to help provide a protected as well as risk-free home to children as well as youngsters in care.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering company, analyzing capabilities, place as well as experience. We construct partnerships between carers as well as staff, as well as you'll have an seasoned specialist available to help 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the security as well as well-being of the young adults as well as youngsters in care, by just selecting to function with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as support we provide to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we abide by 6 core values:
We assist every one of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Upper Walmer and surrounding areas such as Walmer, Mill Hill, Lower Walmer, Upper Deal, Kingsdown, Ringwould, Middle Deal, Ripple, Great Mongeham, Deal.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training information as well as support to make sure that they can provide a first-rate foster care solution as well as make a actual distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We likewise function to attach our area of foster carers together - if you decide to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist team that will certainly be on hand, 24 hours a day, to respond to any kind of concerns you may have.
If you live in Upper Walmer and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Upper Walmer or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Upper Walmer please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Upper Walmer, Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Hastings, Rayleigh, Basildon, Colchester, Dartford, Chelmsford 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.