Step by Step Guide to Fostering

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• Step by Step Guide to Fostering

A step by step guide to your application to be a Royal Borough of Kingston Foster Carer.

1. After making an enquiry to the Fostering Team, a fostering information pack is sent out to you.
2. You return the Response Form in the enclosed reply-paid envelope.
   The recruitment officer will call and make an appointment to visit you at home.
3. The recruitment officer will discuss fostering in more detail and talk about the sorts of things you would be expected to do.
   You may be invited to attend the next Skills to Foster training course or advised on other ways you could help.
4. Everyone who wishes to become a foster carer must attend our Skills to Foster short training course. This is run by a social worker and one of our current foster carers.
5. Once you have attended the course and have a good understanding of how to meet the needs of children and young people in care, you will be invited to fill in a formal application form.
6. A social worker from our team will write a ‘home study’ report. This involves talking to you about your life experiences and relationships. They will also assess your home and request medical and criminal checks.
7. Following a satisfactory home study, foster carers are usually approved at the Fostering Panel meeting in Guildhall One.