We are recruiting both short-term & long-term foster carers in Ightham and surrounding areas including: Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Oldbury, Basted, Ightham Common, Borough Green & more.
* All our foster carers in the Ightham 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 short-term or long-term foster parent you need to be:
Just how long you take care of the child relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to several years, or up until the child is an adult.
You may be able to work and also foster . Whether you can relies on the child's situations and also the fostering solution you use to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to possess your residence, however normally, you'll need to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you need to pass an assessment to inspect that you're able to take care of a child. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital status, faith or sex-related orientation.
We have actually assisted to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the best possible assistance needed on your journey to assist supply a risk-free and also protected residence to children and also young people in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an knowledgeable foster carer seeking to move fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the ideal fostering agency, examining capacities, area and also experience. We develop partnerships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an knowledgeable professional accessible to assist 24 hours a day.
At Fostering Recruitment, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and security and also well-being of the children and also young people in treatment, by only choosing to deal with trusted Fostering Agencies as well as the training and also assistance we supply to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we comply with 6 core values:
We assist all of our potential foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Ightham and surrounding areas such as Oldbury, Basted, Ightham Common, Borough Green, Claygate Cross, Styants Bottom, Ivy Hatch, Crouch, Platt, Yopps Green.
Every one of our foster carers to-be get substantial foster training information and also assistance to ensure that they can supply a first-class foster treatment solution and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young individual in need. We additionally function 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 consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually handled a foster child or young individual, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our professional team who will certainly be on hand, 24 hours a day, to address any questions you may have.
If you live in Ightham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Ightham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Ightham please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Ightham, Maidstone, Dartford, Chatham, Gillingham, Basildon, London, Crawley, Rayleigh, Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford and across the South East area.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.