Fostering in Salisbury

Foster carers are child care experts working with a team of professionals. Here are some of the many reasons to join our team 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 of up to £28,000 a year. For almost all foster carers, this will be tax free.
• Round the Clock Support
  Day or night, we’re here to help you – not something Local Authorities or other agencies always offer. With our 24-hour helpline, highly qualified staff are always 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. We also offer e-learning.
• Foster Carer Communities
  Our carers benefit from membership to local support groups, allowing them to meet other foster carers and share experiences. We also offer activity days where foster families can have fun together.

Why foster with Five Rivers

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.
• Be over the age of 21.
• Have a furnished spare room that is not used by anybody else.
• Be committed to undergo training and development.
• Be able to work in partnership with the team involved in caring for the child/young person.

Fostering FAQs

We know how important relationships are. Having a local office in Salisbury means:

• Less travel and more face to face time with our supportive team.
• Opportunities to join local events in and around Salisbury.
• The chance to form close relationships with other local foster carers.

Whether you’re new to fostering or have years of experience with a local authority or other fostering provider, we’d love to hear from you.

We are actively recruiting in the Salisbury area and looking for foster carers from Andover, Bognor Regis, Bournemouth, Calne, Christchurch, Dorchester, Fordingbridge, Gosport, the New Forest, New Milton, Poole, Portsmouth, Romsey, Seaford, Southampton, Trowbridge, Westbury, West Wellow, Weymouth, and the local surrounding areas.

If you’re interested in becoming a foster carer, why not book a call with our carer enquiries team, or sign up to one of our virtual ‘Let’s Talk Fostering’ events where you can hear from some of our foster carers about fostering with Five Rivers

If you’d like to find out more about fostering with Five Rivers, please contact your local Salisbury office:

Five Rivers Child Care – Salisbury
Unit 3, Office Park
London Road
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 3HP

T: 01722 622152
E: [email protected]