We are recruiting foster carers in Weddington and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Colchester, Dartford, Chelmsford, Cop Street, Ash, East Street, Upper Goldstone & 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 Weddington 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 upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your residence, however usually, you'll require to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to look after a youngster. You will not be evaluated on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marital status, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than 10 years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the most effective possible assistance required on your journey to assist offer a safe and secure and also secure residence to youngsters and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, evaluating capabilities, place and also experience. We build connections between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an experienced professional on hand to assist 24 hours a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just picking to function with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we offer to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we follow six core worths:
We support all of our possible foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Weddington and surrounding areas such as Cop Street, Ash, East Street, Upper Goldstone, Guilton, Cooper Street, Coombe, Each End, Lower Goldstone, Durlock.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details and also assistance to make sure that they can offer a top-notch foster treatment service and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We also function to connect our area of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the full assistance of our professional team who will get on hand, 24 hours a day, to answer any questions you might have.
If you live in Weddington and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Weddington or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Weddington please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Weddington, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, 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.