Park Foster Care

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about fostering with us

Children and young people are placed with us by local authorities across the North West and Midlands areas when they have difficulties in finding appropriate placements with their own foster carers.

the children

The majority of young people for whom we are asked to find foster homes are between the ages of 7 and 15 years. They are also often the more challenging to care for because of their behaviour. Therefore, we need to recruit foster carers with this in mind.

training and support

All our foster carers have a social worker allocated to support and supervise and who will visit every two weeks. In addition, there will always be a social worker available on duty 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

financial support

There are still a significant number of foster carers in England who do not receive a fee for the work they do. There is also a chronic shortage of foster carers. But the trend now is towards recognition that paying foster carers a reasonable amount to cover the costs of fostering and to reward their work is not only fair but simply enables a lot more people to consider fostering as a career.

could you do it?

Have you got at least one spare bedroom that would be available solely for a foster child?

Are you interested in looking after older children, usually aged between 7 and 15 years?

how are you assessed?

assessment Here's a brief, step-by-step guide to what happens when you go forward to be assessed to foster. The process takes about 5 months on average and involves three main tasks:

Firstly, following your completion of an application form we will carry out extensive checks.

frequently asked questions

FAQ These are some of the more common questions that people have about fostering - if you need any more information, please don't hesitate to contact us and we'll be happy to help.

register your interest

Register your interest

If you are interested in fostering, please fill in the form below. Fill in the details for you and your partner if applying together.

Book for Positive Outcomes

Please note this event is by invitation only and is for Professionals involved with Fostering and Looked after Children

Thank you for visiting the Park Foster Care website and for your interest in our Positive Outcomes for Fostering taking place on Tuesday 24th April 2012 at the Statham Lodge Hotel near Warrington

Use the form (right) to book your place(s), we will confirm by email. Please ensure you include details of organisation within the message section.

Registration is from 9.00am, event starts at 10.00am, finishing at 3.30pm

The full address (and post code) of the venue is Statham Lodge Hotel, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 9BP

Book For March Liverpool Information Evening

Thank you for visiting the Park Foster Care website and for your interest in our Fostering Information Evening taking place on Tuesday 13th March 2012 at Leasowe Castle, Leasowe Road, Moreton, Wirral CH46 3RF

Use the form (right) to book your place(s), we will confirm by email.

Please arrive at 6.45 and we will finish by 8.30pm latest.

The full address (and post code) is: Leasowe Castle, Leasowe Road, Moreton, Wirral CH46 3RF