We are recruiting foster carers in West Thurrock and surrounding areas including: Dartford, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, London, Rayleigh, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Harlow, South Stifford, Swanscombe, Crossways, Dartford & 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 Thurrock 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 look after the youngster relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to several years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the youngster's scenarios and also the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not require to possess your residence, however normally, you'll require to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you should pass an analysis to check that you're able to look after a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic background, gender, marital status, religion or sexual alignment.
We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and also have over 10 years of experience, which means we can provide you the ideal possible assistance needed on your trip to help supply a safe and also safe residence to children and also young individuals in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be assessed, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing capacities, place and also experience. We develop partnerships between carers and also staff, and also you'll have an skilled professional on hand to help 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the children and also young individuals in treatment, by only picking to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to six core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in West Thurrock and surrounding areas such as South Stifford, Swanscombe, Crossways, Dartford, Greenhithe, Aveley, Chafford Hundred, Purfleet, North Stifford, Stone.
All of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and also assistance so that they can supply a first-class foster treatment solution and also make a real difference to a youngster or young person in need. We also work to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have tackled a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to address any kind of inquiries you might have.
If you live in West Thurrock and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in West Thurrock or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in West Thurrock please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in West Thurrock, Dartford, Basildon, Chatham, Gillingham, London, Rayleigh, Maidstone, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Harlow 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.