Welcome to Fostering with Staffordshire County Council. We are so glad you are considering joining us as a Staffordshire foster carer.
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.
Why should you foster with us?
- 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 Staffordshire 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.