Brighton and hove foster carers handbook

They will visit you regularly in person at your home, or online via video chat, and can be contacted by phone or email. Every year your Supervising Social Worker will carry out a review to ensure that your needs as a carer are being met. The out-of-hours service is run by members of the wider fostering team, so support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A rota is published each month so you will always know the name of the person on duty who will be available to support you. The Fostering Support Team is a group of fun, friendly and highly skilled professionals who work directly with the children in our care. Young people aged 7 to 16 are allocated a specific worker, who will work with them to build a trusting relationship. Together they will look at areas of need, including life story work, developing social self-esteem, independence skills, confidence and identity.

Foster carer Stella explains why we need more people from Black, Asian and mixed-race communities to foster. Read more about cultural needs in care. We are proud to work alongside Muslim Foster Network - a unique network that supports potential Muslim foster carers and children in care to ensure their faith and cultural needs are met.

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Foster carers Chris and Kieran share their experience of fostering teenagers in this short video clip. Foster carers Sarah and Gemma share their experience of fostering mixed-race siblings. As a foster carer you are also entitled to a range of benefits and discounts.

We will pay for you to become a member of The Fostering Network , who work continually to secure a range of discounts. Current discounts include;. All foster carers are treated as self-employed for tax purposes. It can feel daunting to understand how fostering affects your tax and National Insurance contributions, but The Fostering Network have a range of resources to help Foster Carers better understand what it means for them and their finances, and our team are available to talk you through any questions you may have.

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