What We Look For in Foster Carers:

To become a foster carer with Parent and child fostering services, you will need to:

• Provide a safe, stable and welcoming home where children and young people can feel secure, valued and supported.
• Have appropriate bedroom space available, in line with the needs of the child or young person and PACFS’s fostering requirements.
• Work positively with professionals, including attending meetings and contributing to discussions about the child’s care, development and progress.
• Follow and support the child’s Care Plan, working with the placing Local Authority and other professionals to promote the child’s welfare and best interests.
• Respect and promote children’s rights and voices, ensuring that children and young people are listened to and supported to participate in decisions that affect them, in an age-appropriate way.
• Support safe and appropriate relationships, including contact with birth family members where this forms part of the child’s plan and is assessed as appropriate.
• Be open to learning and development, including completing required training and participating in ongoing support and development opportunities provided by PACFS.
• Provide patience, understanding and consistency, creating a nurturing family environment that responds to the individual needs of each child or young person.
• Use positive and non-punitive approaches to behaviour, promoting safe, respectful and supportive relationships.
• Be willing to support Parent & Child placements where appropriate, including working alongside parents and professionals to provide a safe, structured and nurturing environment that promotes the welfare and best interests of the child.