We are looking for people to foster who may come from the widest variety of backgrounds, experience and circumstances. We need people who are able to offer a genuine commitment to children and young people who require shorter or more planned, permanent periods of care.
We also need foster carers who can meet the racial and cultural needs of those children of ethnicity looked after by the local authority. We particularly need people and families of black and Asian heritage to help meet the needs of black and Asian children.
We provide a wide range of fostering services and types, from time limited respite or short breaks to planned permanent placements - a range of fostering which can fit with most people's circumstances and interest. Our payment for skills model offers a range of opportunities, including 'full time' career fostering for those applicants who can demonstrate required skills and experience.
We regularly review our fostering services and recruit new carers to match our priorities for looked after children.
We welcome enquiries from people regardless of religion, race, class, gender, sexuality. Our foster carers reflect a wide range of circumstances and life experience – for example, you may be married, single, in a relationship but not married, divorced, widowed, employed, unemployed etc.
There are certain expectations and requirements regarding applicants suitability – for example; health, criminal convictions, age. Guidance on these expectations are provided on the fostering policy page . If you need further advice on criteria and suitability please contact us.
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