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Fostering in the South & South East England

Five Rivers Child Care is a local foster agency serving the South & South East of England, recruiting foster carers who are committed to turning children’s lives around.

Your local foster care agency in the South & South East of England

The Five Rivers fostering teams in the South & South East were rated 'Good' in a 2022 Ofsted inspection.

Five Rivers provide the best local support for carers in the South & South East of England. As a social enterprise and independent local foster care agency, we want to ensure that foster carers are recruited, supported and rewarded for the crucial role they take on when they become part of the Five Rivers fostering family.

We provide our foster parents with specialist training and round the clock support, as well as offering generous fostering pay and allowances. Working as a team, our foster carers provide foster homes to meet a range of needs for children, young people and families, with the aim of keeping them safe and improving their lives both now and in the future.

The range of needs presented by children, young people and families vary so much, foster carers may be assessed and approved to undertake some or all of the fostering roles below.

  • Long-term care
  • Short-term care
  • Parent and child care and /or assessment
  • Respite fostering care

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Recruiting in the South & South East of England

With a growing number of children and young people in the South & South East of England requiring the help of foster carers, we would greatly appreciate your help across the following areas.

  • Wiltshire
  • Dorset
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex
  • South Oxfordshire
  • Hampshire
  • Isle of Wight
  • And the surrounding areas

If you’re interested in becoming a foster carer, or you’re looking to switch from your current foster agency, why not book a call with our friendly carer enquiries team to find out more, or sign up to one of our virtual ‘Let’s Talk Fostering’ events where you can hear from some of our carers about what it’s like to foster with Five Rivers.

What do we offer our foster carers?

Foster carers are child care experts working with a team of professionals. Here are some of the many reasons to join our team in the South & South East and help give children in care the fulfilling childhoods they deserve.

  • Professional Fee
    As a social enterprise and independent provider, we offer a highly competitive fostering allowance up to £28,000 per year with tax free benefits.
  • 24/7 Support
    With our 24-hour helpline, our highly qualified staff will always be on hand.
  • Specialist Training
    We provide a free, comprehensive training package to all our foster carers. Starting with the Skills to Foster course, our training is local and accessible and offers opportunities for specialist career development.
  • Foster Care Communities
    Our carers benefit from membership to local support groups, allowing them to meet other foster carers and share experiences. Activities for both foster children and carers own children.

Becoming a foster carer

We need to recruit foster carers in Wiltshire, Bournemouth, Dorset, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, South Oxfordshire, and West Sussex in both urban and rural areas to ensure we provide local foster placements to those who desperately need them.

Our South & South East office base is in Salisbury and our staff work from their home. This is to ensure that they can provide local support to our foster carers wherever they live in the areas we cover.

There are some basic criteria you’ll need to meet to be considered as a foster carer with Five Rivers Child Care. You will need to be:

  • Passionate about making a difference for a child or young person
  • Over the age of 21.
  • Able to offer a furnished spare room that is not used by anybody else.
  • Committed to undergo training and development.
  • Able to work in partnership with the team involved in caring for the child/young person.

If you still have any reservations or questions then please refer to our FAQs.

The Five Rivers team of foster carers and staff would greatly appreciate anyone willing to provide a foster home to transform the life of a child, young person or family in the South & South East.

If you feel that can be you, find out more about becoming a foster carer with Five Rivers and book a call today.

What do our carers have to say?

Your care is of the utmost importance to our staff and us.

Our fostering teams in the South and South East of England encourage open and honest communication between our team and foster carers, to ensure we continue to meet your needs and support you. Hear what other local foster carers have to say about fostering with Five Rivers Child Care.

Relationships between children and their foster carers are strong. Foster carers help children to feel part of their family, while also supporting them to see their birth family and understand their back grounds.
Ofsted Report
I love being part of a family with brothers and sisters and dogs!
Freddie, 7
Foster Child
I feel very supported and valued by Five Rivers.
Foster Carer
Calne

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