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Who Can Foster

    Anyone can foster irrespective of their marital status, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, or whether a homeowner, renting, a parent or a non-parent. Foster carers need to come from a variety of backgrounds and have different life experiences, skills and qualities so that they can help meet the varying needs of children and young people in foster care. We aim to ensure that each child’s needs are met and matched as closely as possible.
    We use the following selection criteria:
    1. Previous employment or experience in children’s services – paid or unpaid.
    2. Applicants with particular skills and experience in specific areas such as learning difficulties, medical problems etc.
    3. Applicants who show a willingness to work towards meeting care standards for fostering.
    4. Applicants with experience of previous fostering and/or close involvement with someone who has already fostered.
    5. An ability to reflect on life experiences and to mature through them.
    6. An ability to see beyond children’s behaviour, and to link it to past trauma, where applicable
    7. An empathy for and natural ability to nurture children traumatised by separation from their birth families.
    8. Applicants able to accept teenagers
    9. Applicants comfortable with parents visiting their home.
    10. If living with a partner/ spouse, the relationship should be established and secure.