We are recruiting foster carers in Lenham Forstal and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Dartford, Basildon, Crawley, London, Lenham Heath, Charing Heath, Lenham, Leadingcross Green & more.
Fostering in Lenham Forstal
All our foster carers in the Lenham Forstal area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
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Who can foster
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a foster parent you need to be:
- at least 21 years old
- a UK resident or have indefinite leave to remain
- able to take care of a child or young person, often on a full-time basis
Exactly how long you care for the youngster depends upon the kind of foster care. It can range from one evening to years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You might be able to foster and also work . Whether you can depends upon the youngster's conditions and also the fostering service you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your house, however generally, you'll need to have a extra bed room.
Prior to you can foster, you should pass an evaluation to inspect that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital status, faith or sex-related orientation.
Why Choose Us
The Best Fostering Experience
We have assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which implies we can offer you the most effective feasible assistance required on your journey to aid give a risk-free and also safe and secure house to children and also youths in care.
Candidates will be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, assessing capabilities, area and also experience. We develop relationships in between carers and also team, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional accessible to aid 24-hour a day.
Fostering Values
At Fostering Recruitment, we will constantly prioritise the safety and also welfare of the children and also youths in care, by only selecting to deal with credible Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we give to possible foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to 6 core values:
- Making a Difference
- Prioritising Safeguarding
- Championing Care Leavers
- Providing Support
- Advocacy
- Supporting Staff
Fostering Support
We support all of our prospective foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Lenham Forstal and surrounding areas such as Lenham Heath, Charing Heath, Lenham, Leadingcross Green, Stonebridge Green, Sandway, Egerton, Warren Street, Boughton Malherbe, Cold Harbour.
All of our foster carers to-be receive substantial foster training information and also assistance so that they can give a first-rate foster care service and also make a real distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will have the opportunity to meet our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will have the full assistance of our professional group that will be on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any type of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Lenham Forstal and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Lenham Forstal or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Lenham Forstal please complete the form on this page.
We are actively looking for foster carers in Lenham Forstal, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Southend-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Hastings, Dartford, Basildon, Crawley, London 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.