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Recruitment Drive in Salisbury

Are You Considering Fostering in Salisbury? Are you looking for a career change, or are you passionate about making a difference in your local area? Simply Fostering is currently looking for foster carers in the Salisbury area, and whether you’re an experienced carer or completely new to fostering, we’d very much like to hear from you. We urgently need new carers from all cultures, backgrounds, and religions, whether married, single or living with a partner. We are looking for foster carers in Salisbury for children of all ages and circumstances. To be eligible to become a foster carer there are some common criteria that most agencies look for: You need to be at least 21 years old—although by law you... Read more →

Vacancies for new Wiltshire foster carers

Considering Fostering in Wiltshire? We’re on the lookout for caring individuals who can help change the lives of vulnerable young people by fostering in Wiltshire. As with most places in the UK, there are simply not enough foster carers in Wiltshire right now to care for the number of children in need. If we cannot find enough carers willing and able to offer their homes to these children, some will find themselves living a long way from family, school, and friends, being split up from their siblings, or being placed with a foster carer who does not have the ideal skills and experience to meet their needs. That’s why we need your help. At Simply Fostering we aim to make... Read more →

“Foster Care News – Helping Your Foster Parenting Journey”

There are more than 62,000 children living with foster families across the UK and more than 9,000 new foster carers are needed every year. Find out more

Foster Carers are responsible for working in partnership with their Agency and Local Authorities to provide a safe, secure and nurturing family environment, allowing children to stay in contact with their own families if appropriate.

Carers are required for children and young people aged between 0-18 from a variety of different backgrounds, including specialised placements such as sibling groups, children with special needs and also parent and child placements.

You will need to have:
• The time and energy to invest in a child or young person
• A bedroom for the foster child
• Couples will need to arrange their working hours so that one carer can be available full time
• Single carers will need to be at home full-time, or have flexible, part-time and term time only employment or be able to work bank shifts
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
Better allowances, holidays, respite care, better matched and more regular placements, training, supervision, support.

Fostering role models

Foster carers and their families are often the only positive role models a child has experienced on his or her journey to make friendships, achieve a good education, improve their mental health and behaviour and make a positive contribution to society.

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