Welcome to Fostering with Staffordshire County Council. We are so glad you are considering Fostering in Staffordshire. Enquire now and the team will get in touch with our information pack.
Becoming a foster carer with Staffordshire County Council
Did you know we need foster carers for short breaks as well as for full-time fostering? Lots of people start off fostering for a few days in the week, just at weekends or in the school holidays. We will help you find the right type of fostering for you and your family.
Why should you foster with Staffordshire?
Fostering with Staffordshire County Council is different because we are a trusted, not for profit organisation. We make the decisions about where all the children in Staffordshire who need a foster carer go to live and we prioritise our in house Staffordshire foster carers first before contacting private fostering agencies.
- You'll be paid up to £635 per child per week depending on your skills and experience
- You can use our Fostering Payment Calculator to get an idea of how much you may be paid to foster
- Additional weeks pay for a child's birthday, festival/Christmas and 2 weeks pay before the main summer holidays
- Annual loyalty bonus once you've fostered for us for 2 years
- 16 local support groups, daytime and evening and over 70 training courses available
- Your own dedicated social worker who will provide individual support and advice
- Out-of-hours phone line 365 days a year
- An experienced foster carer as a mentor to support you
Join our family and become a Staffordshire foster carer today and together we can keep a local child local. Please note if you do not live in Staffordshire or just over our border you will not be able to foster for us.
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