Find out if you could be a foster carer
In a few simple questions, you’ll know if you’re suitable to apply to become a foster carer.
Are you interested in becoming a foster parent? We have plenty of opportunities for fostering in Hull, with a variety of different types of foster child placements available. We offer 24/7 support, peer support, regular activities and free local training. Take your first step to helping a child to thrive.
If you’re considering becoming a foster parent or taking it up again, work with a fostering agency that has local teams who will be with you every step of the way. National Fostering Group is the largest independent fostering agency in the UK with agency coverage across all regions – meaning you have the support of a team close to you. We work with local authorities to place children and young people in homes where they can thrive.
As a foster carer with us, you’ll have unparalleled access to professional support and excellent free training in and around Hull. We want you to thrive too, being the best you can be in your role as foster carer. On top of this, carers who are fostering in Hull have a large and active peer network that includes several local support groups.
As a foster carer in Hull you could offer long-term, short-term or emergency foster care, depending on what works best for you. You’ll also have the option to foster teenagers, younger child or babies. You could also provide a home to an unaccompanied young person or a child with disabilities. It all comes down to your training, experience and preferences.
When I joined National Fostering Group, the training I received helped me to identify my skills and strengths to build healthy relationships with children and young people in my care.
The support groups are a great asset to foster carers to gain extra knowledge or just a friendly chat. All of this combined together becomes a very important part of your family as a foster carer, especially if you are a lone carer
NFA North is part of the largest independent fostering group in the UK, covering all of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Despite its size, the agency prides itself on offering a personal touch to each of its careers, ensuring that they are listened to and their needs are met. NFA North’s recruitment officers, Jamie and Megan, have a wealth of experience and use that to offer support from the very beginning to ensure new carer’s are communicated with through every step of the application process and beyond.
Our average foster carer pay is around £24,500 a year (£2,040 on average per month), which is far higher than the government’s recommended weekly allowance. For most foster carers in Hull, this will be tax free! Some types of fostering placement pay more than £35,000 a year. Foster carer pay doesn’t affect state benefits you’re currently receiving.
Our foster carers come from all walks of life. With training, support and a generous fostering allowance, they provide homes where children can thrive and experience the childhood they deserve. More than 8,000 new foster carers are needed UK-wide to provide homes for children in need of a foster family. If you’re thinking of becoming a foster carer, now’s the time.
Source: The Fostering Network
If you think you’d like to become a foster carer in Hull, your next step is to have a chat. You can book a call by using our enquiry form. After this, if you decide to go ahead with an application, this usually takes around 16 weeks and we’ll help you every step of the way. We’ll help you decide what types of fostering you want to do and we’ll even get you started with foster carer training.
We are looking for foster carers in Hull. We welcome people from ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds, physical abilities and the LGBT+ community. You can be single, married, a homeowner or a tenant. Your ability to care for and nurture a child is what really matters. If you’ve worked in sectors like education, the emergency services, care or healthcare, you’ll be especially suited to this role.
When I first came here, it was different and my carers were different to what I had known. But from the moment I met them, I kind of knew this is where I would want to stay.
Around 3,750 children live with a foster family in the North East. There are approximately 45,370 fostering households and 76,640 foster carers in England.
Sources: Department for Education, Ofsted
Hundreds of children and young people are awaiting foster parents in East Yorkshire and The Humber.
National Fostering Group has local offices that support foster carers across the area including Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Scarborough and York.
