AFA Fostering prides itself on carefully matching foster children with foster carers in East Anglia and East Midlands.
Our Mission Statement is: “AFA Fostering aims to provide Quality care with Integrity and Respect.”
AFA aims to provide care to foster children locally, to keep them in touch with their families, friends and communities.
The foster children we care for need foster carers who can provide stability and consistency. Foster carers must be flexible enough to understand and cope with the behaviour some foster children may display but resilient enough not to give up but to help a foster child reach full potential.
We are looking for both experienced and new foster carers from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, religions and social groups.
We are particularly looking for carers for teenagers, sibling groups and parent and child placements.
Our commitment to you
We will provide:
Genuine 24 hours a day, 7 days a week support from experienced and qualified local staff
Regular supervision visits, at least monthly and frequent telephone support
Ongoing training to develop your knowledge and childcare skills
Regular foster carer support groupsA comprehensive allowance to enable you to view fostering as a career
AFA Fostering recruits and supports foster carers in Norfolk, Suffolk, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, and Milton Keynes.
Archway Care Ltd
Independent Fostering Provider
Suite 1A Oak House
Woodlands Business Park
Brecklands
Linford Wood
Milton Keynes
MK3 7RJ
• A spare room to care for a child? • A child centred approach in caring for children and young people who are hard to place? • Care during the day for a child who has been excluded from school? • Care for children and teenagers displaying challenging behaviour?
We provide:
• Preparation and training, so that you are fully and properly prepared • Reliable On Call Support 24 hours a day – 365 days of the year. • Group support and training with other foster carers. • NVQ Level training. • Excellent remuneration to ensure that you are paid, and full rewarded. The allowance starts from £374 for new foster carers per week per child, and from £447 up to £894 for experienced foster carers, per week. • 2 weeks annual paid respite.
We concentrate entirely upon making foster placements work. The real satisfaction comes from knowing that you can make a positive and permanent difference in a child’s life.
We would welcome applications from prospective foster carers and experienced foster carers already caring for children who wish to transfer to Archway Care. Applicants interested in caring for teenagers are most welcome.
Operating for over 30 years across London East and South East, we have developed specific expertise in the provision of fostering and support care for:
children and young people with severe to moderate learning difficulties and with emotional and behavioural problems
black, asian and minority ethnic children and young people
separated children (separated children are unaccompanied children and young people seeking asylum in this country.).
Our team can provide full time, holiday and short break placements for children and young people.
We can also provide task centred placements for limited periods where we complete specific work with a young person within a family placement. This can range from intensive assessment to planned rehabilitation with parents.
Please contact us for further information.
Barnardo's Headquarters
Independent Fostering Provider
Scotch House
Tanners Lane
Barkingside, Ilford
Essex
IG6 1QG
Five Rivers Fostering provide an excellent training package complimented by 24/7 support from experienced Social Workers, Family Support Workers, Therapists and education specialists where this is required.
We pride ourselves in our support and advice to foster carers enabling safe and secure placements for young people where they are encouraged to reach their full potential. Our carers share our vision to support young people to achieve and build on their strengths and help them in the next step in their journey to adulthood.
All carers receive guidance, regular supervision and are helped to provide a range of supportive strategies and positive interventions to help the development of children and to understand and meet their needs.
Carers receive a very competitive allowance and paid holidays as well as free membership to the Fostering Network.
Fostering Outcomes
Independent Fostering Provider
1st Floor Offices 5, Willow Grove Chislehurst Kent BR7 5BN
Fostering People Too, based in Braintree, is keen to recruit carers from East London and East Anglia. The agency has just received it’s second Outstanding rating from Ofsted plus a 100% inspection score from the local authorities that use Fp2. The agency consistently receives excellent feedback from placing local authorities. It prides itself on the high level of support to carers, and most new carers come by recommendation. High quality training, monthly support groups, 24 hour access to support team. The agency is small and that’s it’s strength. You will soon feel part of the Fp2 family. Find out more from their website www.fosteringpeopletoo.org.uk or ring 01376 329460 .
We provide services to 65 authorities. Our success is due largely to its founder directors, Deborah & Paul, whos hands on approach to management retains an enthusiasm for high quality social work, delivering the required outcomes. We recognise that each child has individual needs and choices. Our proactive approach ensures a safe & effective standard for children in care achieving 3 outstanding Ofsted awards. We care for the most challenging children, providing a healthy & fulfilling lifestyle achieved via staff and carers working together and the training & support we provide to all.
Emergency placements
Therapy to support a care plan
Placement for a large sibling group
Specific care skills for physical disability
Frequent short term respite care provided
Supportive placements with specialist carers
Specialist training and support provided
Specific child focused assessments
Fosterplus recruits single carers and couples
Religious & cultural backgrounds catered for
No experience necessary
Fostering since 1996
Fosterplus Ltd Harlow
Independent Fostering Provider
The Latton Bush Centre,
Southern Way,
Harlow,
Essex CM18 7BL
Futures for Children is an established Independent Fostering Provider delivering services in Kent, Essex, London, East & West Sussex, Birmingham, Suffolk, Surrey, Hampshire, Herts, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Darlington, Bedfordshire, Luton, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and the North East. Through our foster carers we aim to provide all children placed with us a secure, safe and nurturing environment in which they can achieve their full potential. Children are carefully matched with carers that are able to meet their assessed needs and an extensive programme of ongoing training is provided. All carers have access to 24 hour support and receive regular supervision from highly experienced social workers.
We are currently looking to recruit carers who are able to offer a family experience to children and young people of all ages. We would also like to recruit carers who are able to provide a family environment to sibling groups in order that children may remain together with brothers or sisters.
Futures For Children - Milton Keynes
Independent Fostering Provider
Threshing House
Hayfield Business Park
Aspley Guise
Milton Keynes
MK17 8HS
Futures for Children is an established Independent Fostering Provider delivering services in Kent, Essex, London, East & West Sussex, Birmingham, Suffolk, Surrey, Hampshire, Herts, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Darlington, Bedfordshire, Luton, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and the North East. Through our foster carers we aim to provide all children placed with us a secure, safe and nurturing environment in which they can achieve their full potential. Children are carefully matched with carers that are able to meet their assessed needs and an extensive programme of ongoing training is provided. All carers have access to 24 hour support and receive regular supervision from highly experienced social workers.
We are currently looking to recruit carers who are able to offer a family experience to children and young people of all ages. We would also like to recruit carers who are able to provide a family environment to sibling groups in order that children may remain together with brothers or sisters.
Events are advertised in local newspapers, website, telephone directory/Yellow Pages.
Futures for Children is an established Independent Fostering Provider delivering services in Kent, Essex, London, East & West Sussex, Birmingham, Suffolk, Surrey, Hampshire, Herts, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Darlington, Bedfordshire, Luton, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and the North East. Through our foster carers we aim to provide all children placed with us a secure, safe and nurturing environment in which they can achieve their full potential. Children are carefully matched with carers that are able to meet their assessed needs and an extensive programme of ongoing training is provided. All carers have access to 24 hour support and receive regular supervision from highly experienced social workers.
We are currently looking to recruit carers who are able to offer a family experience to children and young people of all ages. We would also like to recruit carers who are able to provide a family environment to sibling groups in order that children may remain together with brothers or sisters.
Independent Asian Fostering Bureau
Independent Fostering Provider
Suite A
Gable House
1 Balfour Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4HP
Kites received an outstanding from OFSTED in Septemeber 2011. We have 2 inhouse therapists, a fostering support worker and a supervising socal worker for 10 carers. Additionally we provide 3 weeks respite and monthly training.
Mosaic Foster Care Ltd
Independent Fostering Provider
Suite 12
Chalkwell Lawns
648-656 London Road
Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 9HR
Mosaic Foster Care offers therapeutic foster care, with expertise in assessment and support services.
At the core of our philosophy is that children and young people who are being looked after by foster carers require additional and complementary services to help them recover from their trauma and achieve positive outcomes.
With this in mind we believe in supporting our cares to undertake the difficult but rewarding role they do with:-
Outlook Fostering Services is an Independent Fostering Agency. We currently provide long term and task centred Foster Carers for more than 30 Local Authorities across London and the Home Counties.
We provide child-centred, reliable, efficient and cost effective fostering solutions. Our range of placement options includes:
Parent and child assessments
Bridging placements
Solo placements (where there are no other children within the household)
Task Centred placements
Long term placements
Permanency options
Before placement, we carry out a full matching assessment to ensure that the best foster care solution is found. This process works. Over 70% of our looked after children stay with their carers on a long term basis.
We work closely with all Agencies involved and become part of the professional team formed when a child is identified as needing support. This allows us to develop individual solutions that can be adapted to meet the changing needs of each Foster Parent and child.
Our staff and Foster Carers follow a programme of continuous professional development enabling us to provide support across a broad range of issues. Our services promote every aspect of a child's life including education, health, culture, religion, sexuality and therapeutic needs. We promote evidence to our commitment to the Every Child Matters outcomes and ensure all of our Looked After Children have the opportunity to:
Regional Foster Placements provide safe, high quality foster care services to ‘looked after’ children of any age We are currently recruiting in East Anglia and are looking for carers to provide the following types of placements: Short term, Long term, Respite, Emergency, Sibling groups and Parent and child assessment placements. We offer high quality support and training with low staff caseloads and support workers to help you in this important and valuable role. More information can be found on our website.
Safehouses Ltd (not linked to Safehouses North Ltd) East
Independent Fostering Provider
Lambourn House,
67 North Road,
South Ockendon,
Essex,
RM15 6QA
Safehouses is a small to medium fosteing agency who prides itself on high quality matching and support of its carers. Due to the size the staff 'know' the carers and are able to support them appropriately in their fostering. Foster Carers can expect: * fortnightly supervision visits, * fortnight paid respite annually, * young people matched to carers skills and family lifestyle, * 24 hours oncall support, * dedicated, passionate and professional team of highly skilled Social Workers and support staff, * quality service - rated as 'outstanding' by Ofsted consistently, * own allocated Social Worker, * prompt monthly payments, * monthly training across 3 sites, * excellent safe care practices, * long standing staff team, * many carers celebrating their 10 years fostering with Safehosues, * contracts with many different Local Authorities and County Councils across the South East.
Seafields Fostering Ltd
Independent Fostering Provider
Jo Savage, Service Manager
Seafields House
29/31 Malvern Road
Hornchurch
Essex
RM11 1BG
Applications welcomed from experienced or prospective foster carers from the military community either in or moving to overseas locations. We particularly welcome applications from Foreign and Commonwealth personnel within the military community.
We cover:
British Forces Germany
British Forces Cyprus
British Forces Gibraltar
British Forces Brunei
St Christopher's Fostering - North Thames Office
Independent Fostering Provider
Lion House
36 Clarence Street
Southend-On-Sea
Essex
SS1 1BD
At St Christopher's we pride ourselves on the high quality care offered by our fully trained foster carers. Supported by our professional team of social workers and support workers, our foster carers provide safe and caring homes where children can thrive and be an active part of their local community.
We provide:
Specialist training and excellent support
An attractive financial package
Access to a child psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and education consultant
A tried and tested behaviour management programme to support your day to day care
Access to a social worker, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Up to 21 days respite a year
Organised activities that are fun and supportive for the whole family
Individual membership of Fostering Network and its many benefits
Access to an Independent Reviewing Officer
Additional support from our team of support workers when appropriate
