We are recruiting foster carers in Westfield and surrounding areas including: Hastings, Eastbourne, Maidstone, Gillingham, Brighton and Hove, Chatham, Hove, Crawley, Dartford, Worthing, Three Oaks, Baldslow, Brede, Cackle Street & 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 Westfield 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 child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to lots of years, or until the child is an adult.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the child's scenarios and the fostering solution you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your house, yet normally, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you should pass an evaluation to check that you have the ability to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.
We have actually helped to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and have over ten years of experience, which implies we can use you the most effective feasible support required on your trip to aid give a secure and secure house to youngsters and young individuals in care.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer wanting to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, examining capacities, place and experience. We construct relationships between carers and staff, and you'll have an seasoned specialist on hand to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and well-being of the young adults and young individuals in care, by only choosing to work with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training and support we give to potential foster carers. To attain this, we adhere to 6 core worths:
We support every one of our potential foster parents in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Westfield and surrounding areas such as Three Oaks, Baldslow, Brede, Cackle Street, Lidham Hill, Pestalozzi International Village, Guestling Thorn, St Helens, Balcombe Green, Sedlescombe.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get considerable foster training info and support so that they can give a first-rate foster care solution and make a real distinction to a child or young person in need. We likewise work to attach our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and gain from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete support of our specialist team that will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to answer any type of concerns you might have.
If you live in Westfield and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Westfield or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Westfield please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Westfield, Hastings, Eastbourne, Maidstone, Gillingham, Brighton and Hove, Chatham, Hove, Crawley, Dartford, Worthing 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.