We are recruiting foster carers in Whitstable and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Hastings, Lower Island, Thurston Park, Church Street, Tankerton & 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 Whitstable 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:
How long you take care of the youngster depends upon the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to many years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends upon the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering service you apply to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your house, but normally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.
Before you can foster you need to pass an analysis to inspect that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will certainly not be assessed on your age, ethnic culture, sex, marriage condition, religion or sexual orientation.
We have aided to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which suggests we can supply you the best possible assistance required on your journey to assist supply a secure and also risk-free house to youngsters and also youngsters in care.
Applicants will certainly be assessed, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer wanting to transfer fostering agencies. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, evaluating abilities, area and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an skilled professional handy to assist 24 hr a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the young adults and also youngsters in care, by just selecting to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To accomplish this, we adhere to 6 core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster parents in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Whitstable and surrounding areas such as Lower Island, Thurston Park, Church Street, Tankerton, South Tankerton, Seasalter, South Street, Clapham Hill, Chestfield, Swalecliffe.
All of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information and also assistance so that they can supply a first-class foster care service and also make a real difference to a youngster or young person in need. We additionally function to connect our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories and also learn from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will certainly have the full assistance of our professional team that will certainly get on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any concerns you may have.
If you live in Whitstable and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Whitstable or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Whitstable please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Whitstable, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Dartford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Hastings 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.