We are recruiting foster carers in Oldbury and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Hastings, Ightham, Ightham Common, Styants Bottom, Ivy Hatch & more.
Fostering in Oldbury
All our foster carers in the Oldbury area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Get matched with the best Fostering Agency in Oldbury.
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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
How much time you take care of the youngster depends on the kind of foster care. It can vary from one evening to years, or up until the youngster is an grown-up.
You may be able to work as well as foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's situations as well as the fostering solution you put on. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to have your residence, but generally, you'll need to have a spare room.
Prior to you can foster, you need to pass an assessment to examine that you have the ability to take care of a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnicity, gender, marriage condition, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
Why Choose Us
The Best Fostering Experience
We have assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK as well as have over one decade of experience, which indicates we can use you the most effective feasible support needed on your journey to assist give a protected as well as secure residence to kids as well as youngsters in care.
Applicants will be examined, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer seeking to transfer fostering firms. We utilize our years of experience to match you with the right fostering firm, assessing capabilities, area as well as experience. We construct relationships between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an skilled expert available to assist 1 day a day.
Fostering Values
At Fostering Recruitment, we will constantly prioritise the safety and security as well as welfare of the kids as well as youngsters in care, by just picking to collaborate with trusted Fostering Agencies along with the training as well as support we give to possible foster carers. To attain this, we follow six core values:
- Making a Difference
- Prioritising Safeguarding
- Championing Care Leavers
- Providing Support
- Advocacy
- Supporting Staff
Fostering Support
We support every one of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Oldbury and surrounding areas such as Ightham, Ightham Common, Styants Bottom, Ivy Hatch, Basted, Stone Street, Bitchet Green, Borough Green, Heaverham, Claygate Cross.
All of our foster carers to-be obtain substantial foster training details as well as support to make sure that they can give a superior foster care solution as well as make a real distinction to a youngster or young person in need. We likewise work to link our area of foster carers together - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care stories as well as find out from their experience.
Also after you have handled a foster youngster or young person, you will have the full support of our expert group who will get on hand, 1 day a day, to address any type of concerns you may have.
If you live in Oldbury and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Oldbury or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Oldbury please complete the form on this page.
We are actively looking for foster carers in Oldbury, Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, 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.