We are recruiting foster carers in West Mersea and surrounding areas including: Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Basildon, Gillingham, Chatham, Harlow, Dartford, Barrow Hill, Peldon, Little Wigborough, Great Wigborough & 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 West Mersea 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 take care of the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to lots of years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to work and also foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering company.
You do not need to have your residence, yet normally, you'll need to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an evaluation to check that you're able to take care of a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage status, faith or sexual preference.
We have assisted to position 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have over one decade of experience, which suggests we can provide you the very best possible support required on your trip to help give a safe and secure and also risk-free residence to children and also youngsters in treatment.
Candidates will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to transfer fostering companies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering company, examining capabilities, area and also experience. We build connections between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled professional on hand to help 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the children and also youngsters in treatment, by only choosing to collaborate with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also support we give to possible foster carers. To attain this, we adhere to 6 core values:
We support all of our potential foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in West Mersea and surrounding areas such as Barrow Hill, Peldon, Little Wigborough, Great Wigborough, Bradwell Waterside, East Mersea, Bradwell on Sea, Langenhoe, Tollesbury, Staffords Corner.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training information and also support to ensure that they can give a superior foster treatment service and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise function to connect our community of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will have the chance to meet our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the complete support of our professional group who will get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to respond to any kind of inquiries you might have.
If you live in West Mersea and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in West Mersea or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in West Mersea please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in West Mersea, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Basildon, Gillingham, Chatham, Harlow, Dartford and across the East of England.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.