We are recruiting foster carers in Westcliff-on-Sea and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Gillingham, Chatham, Chelmsford, Maidstone, Dartford, Colchester, Harlow, Chalkwell, Clifftown, Southend-on-Sea, Porters Town & 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 Westcliff-on-Sea 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 take care of the youngster depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to numerous years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's circumstances and the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your house, however normally, you'll require to have a spare bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an analysis to check that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be analyzed on your age, ethnic background, sex, marriage condition, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to position 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can provide you the ideal possible support required on your journey to aid provide a secure and protected house to children and young people in care.
Candidates will certainly be analyzed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an experienced foster carer seeking to move fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, evaluating capacities, location and experience. We build connections between carers and personnel, and you'll have an experienced professional accessible to aid 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and well-being of the children and young people in care, by just picking to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and support we provide to potential foster carers. To achieve this, we abide by six core worths:
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Westcliff-on-Sea and surrounding areas such as Chalkwell, Clifftown, Southend-on-Sea, Porters Town, Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea, Southchurch, Eastwood, Bournes Green, Stroud Green.
All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training information and support so that they can provide a superior foster care solution and make a real distinction to a youngster or young individual in need. We additionally function to attach our community of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young individual, you will certainly have the full support of our professional team who will certainly get on hand, 1 day a day, to address any inquiries you might have.
If you live in Westcliff-on-Sea and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Westcliff-on-Sea or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Westcliff-on-Sea please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Basildon, Gillingham, Chatham, Chelmsford, Maidstone, Dartford, Colchester, 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.