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We Urgently Need Foster Carers In Whickham & Surrounding Areas

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Could You Foster a Child in Whickham?

We are recruiting both short-term & long-term foster carers in Whickham and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Beechgrove, Swalwell, Fellside, Axwell Park & more.

* All our foster carers in the Whickham area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.

WHO CAN FOSTER?

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:

  • 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 care for the youngster depends on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one night to years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.

You might have the ability to foster as well as work. Whether you can depends on the youngster's conditions as well as the fostering service you relate to. This can be your neighborhood council or an independent fostering agency.

You do not need to own your residence, yet generally, you'll need to have a extra bedroom.

Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to inspect that you have the ability to care for a youngster. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital condition, faith or sexual alignment.

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Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Whickham, could you help?

Why Choose Us

The Best Fostering Experience

We have actually assisted to position 100's of carers across the UK as well as have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can use you the most effective feasible assistance required on your journey to aid provide a protected as well as safe residence to children as well as youths in treatment.

Applicants will be examined, whether it's your initial 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 right fostering agency, examining capabilities, place as well as experience. We develop relationships between carers as well as personnel, as well as you'll have an knowledgeable professional on hand to aid 24 hr a day.

Fostering Values

At Fostering Recruitment, we will always prioritise the safety and security as well as well-being of the youngsters as well as youths in treatment, by just choosing to collaborate with trustworthy Fostering Agencies in addition to the training as well as assistance we provide to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to six core values:

  • Making a Difference
  • Prioritising Safeguarding
  • Championing Care Leavers 
  • Providing Support
  • Advocacy
  • Supporting Staff

Fostering Support

We support all of our potential foster parents in their journey to coming to be foster carers.

We urgently need more foster carers in Whickham and surrounding areas such as Beechgrove, Swalwell, Fellside, Axwell Park, Derwent Haugh, Dunston Hill, Whickham Fell, Dunston, Winlaton Mill, Paradise.

All of our foster carers to-be obtain extensive foster training details as well as assistance to make sure that they can provide a superior foster treatment service as well as make a genuine difference to a youngster or young individual in need. We also work to link our area of foster carers together - if you determine to be a foster parent you will have the chance to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment stories as well as gain from their experience.

Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young individual, you will have the full assistance of our professional team who will be on hand, 24 hr a day, to answer any concerns you might have.

If you live in Whickham and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Whickham or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Whickham please complete the form near the top of this page.

We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Whickham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth and across the North East area.

If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.