We are recruiting foster carers in Westwood and surrounding areas including: Peterborough, Cambridge, Bedford, Northampton, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Lincoln, Stevenage, Luton, Ravensthorpe, Bretton, New England, Millfield & 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 Westwood 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:
Exactly how long you look after the child depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to numerous years, or up until the child is an grown-up.
You might be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the child's circumstances as well as the fostering service you put on. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to own your home, however generally, you'll require to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster you have to pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, religious beliefs or sex-related alignment.
We have actually helped to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than ten years of experience, which implies we can supply you the most effective feasible support needed on your trip to aid supply a secure as well as secure home to youngsters as well as youths in treatment.
Candidates will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer aiming to move fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, examining capabilities, place as well as experience. We build partnerships between carers as well as staff, as well as you'll have an knowledgeable professional available to aid 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety as well as welfare of the youngsters as well as youths in treatment, by just choosing to function with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training as well as support we supply to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to six core values:
We support every one of our prospective foster parents in their trip to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Westwood and surrounding areas such as Ravensthorpe, Bretton, New England, Millfield, Longthorpe, Walton, Peterborough, Paston, New Fletton, Eastfield.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain considerable foster training details as well as support to make sure that they can supply a superior foster treatment service as well as make a real distinction to a child or young person in need. We additionally function to link our community of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories as well as gain from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete support of our professional group that will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any inquiries you might have.
If you live in Westwood and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Westwood or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Westwood please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Westwood, Peterborough, Cambridge, Bedford, Northampton, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Lincoln, Stevenage, Luton 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.