Welcome to Fostering with Staffordshire County Council. We are so glad you are considering joining us as a Staffordshire foster carer, we are looking for 60 more families this year.
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 foster carers first before contacting private fostering agencies.
Next steps
Not sure what type of fostering would suit you? Once you have completed the form below you'll be able to download our information pack and a member of the team will also contact you to answer any questions you may have.
Please note before completing the form below, to become a foster carer or supported lodgings host you need to have a spare bedroom. If you don't have a spare bedroom you would only be able to foster babies in your own bedroom and you would need to be able to commit to fostering full-time.
Why should you foster with us?
- You'll be paid up to £635 per child per week depending on your skills and experience
- 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 Staffordshire today and together we can keep a local child local.