Foster4 – Foster carer recruitment service

New Campaign! Could you open your door?

An inspiring campaign to encourage local people the think about opening their doors to local children.

Are you already a foster carer?

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Interested in becoming a foster carer?

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The Process

The 7 step process to fostering; a flexible, home- based career.

1

Enquiry

You contact us via the telephone, our web form or by meeting us face to face at an event. We’ll take some basic details from you...

2

Initial Assessment

Once we’ve received your Expression of Interest form, we’ll do some initial checks and one of our social workers will give you a...

3

Application

Before the course begins, the fostering team will send an Application Form out to you, either in the post or via email. You complete...

4

Skills to Foster

Skills to Foster is the 3-day pre-approval training course. It’s a standard course that all foster carers in the UK undertake...

5

Assessment

Once you’ve completed Skills to Foster, you will be allocated an assessing social worker and your formal assessment will begin...

6

Approval

Once your assessment report is completed, you’ll be sent a draft for you to add to/ amend any details that may need tweaking etc...

7

Fostering

Congratulations! Welcome to the fostering family. Your supervising social worker will come out and visit you to do your...

Meet our Carers

View our case studies to find out more about our carers.

Upcoming Info Sessions

29 January

Cheshire West & Chester
6pm – Beehive, Northgate Avenue, Chester, CH2 2DX

06 February

Cheshire West & Chester
6pm – Dingle Recreation Centre, High Street, Winsford. CW7 2AS

12 February

Cheshire East
10am – New Life Church, West Road, Congleton. CW12 4EU

18 February

Warrington
10am – Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub, WA2 8HE

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What’s New?

20 Years of Dedication!

Cheshire East Council have celebrated the dedication of their foster carers at a special ceremony in Congleton. Many of the carers received Long Service Awards,...

23 Jan 2020 | News

Cheshire’s Most Welcoming Front Door Competion...

We have a winner!! We're delighted to announce the winners of our competition to find Cheshire's Most Welcoming Front Door...Vicky and Ben from Congleton, Cheshire...

14 Jan 2020 | Uncategorised

Competition now closed- see the entries!

Our competition to find Cheshire's Most Welcoming Front Door has now closed. Our children and young people are busy casting their votes and we'll be...

8 Jan 2020 | News

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New Campaign! Could you open your door?

Are you already a foster carer?

Interested in becoming a foster carer?

The Process

Enquiry

Initial Assessment

Application

Skills to Foster

Assessment

Approval

Fostering

Meet our Carers

Upcoming Info Sessions

What’s New?

20 Years of Dedication!

Cheshire’s Most Welcoming Front Door Competion...

Competition now closed- see the entries!

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