We are recruiting foster carers in St Dunstans and surrounding areas including: Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, London, Harlow, Canterbury, St Stephens, Hales Place, Northgate & more.
Fostering in St Dunstans
All our foster carers in the St Dunstans area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Get matched with the best Fostering Agency in St Dunstans.
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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
The length of time you care for the child depends upon the kind of foster care. It can vary from one night to several years, or till the child is an grown-up.
You may have the ability to foster as well as work . Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances as well as the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to have your residence, yet usually, you'll require to have a extra bed room.
Before you can foster, you should pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnicity, sex, marital condition, faith or sexual orientation.
Why Choose Us
The Best Fostering Experience
We have aided to place 100's of carers throughout the UK as well as have over ten years of experience, which means we can offer you the finest possible assistance required on your journey to assist supply a protected as well as risk-free residence to youngsters as well as 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 experienced foster carer looking to transfer fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering agency, assessing capabilities, location as well as experience. We build relationships between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an experienced expert accessible to assist 24 hrs a day.
Fostering Values
At Fostering Recruitment, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security as well as welfare of the youngsters as well as young individuals in care, by only selecting to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as assistance we supply to potential foster carers. To attain this, we comply with six core values:
- Making a Difference
- Prioritising Safeguarding
- Championing Care Leavers
- Providing Support
- Advocacy
- Supporting Staff
Fostering Support
We assist all of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in St Dunstans and surrounding areas such as Canterbury, St Stephens, Hales Place, Northgate, Harbledown, Rough Common, St Martins, Thanington, Tyler Hill, Upper Harbledown.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training info as well as assistance to ensure that they can supply a top-notch foster care service as well as make a genuine distinction to a child or young person in need. We also work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers together - if you make a decision to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to meet with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales as well as discover from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster child or young person, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our expert group who will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any questions you may have.
If you live in St Dunstans and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in St Dunstans or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in St Dunstans please complete the form on this page.
We are actively looking for foster carers in St Dunstans, Gillingham, Southend-on-Sea, Maidstone, Chatham, Rayleigh, Basildon, Hastings, Dartford, London, Harlow 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.