Nexus Fostering is helping families near Gloucestershire to start their fostering journey in 2024, seeking foster carers for children in Tewkesbury, Worcester and Swindon.
Local foster carers are needed to provide safe and stable homes for children who are unable to live with their birth families in these areas — in return for a flexible and rewarding career, with a competitive weekly allowance, benefits and 24/7 support from the Nexus Fostering team.
Anyone can become a foster carer with Nexus Fostering, which provides placements for individuals, couples or families on a long- or short-term basis.
With no experience or qualifications needed, your everyday experiences are considered valuable transferable skills — after all, a willingness to provide emotional support and life skills to children in need is often all it takes to build a nurturing environment for them to grow up in.
Nexus Fostering is committed to its foster carers' ongoing development, too, with an extensive initial training programme to prepare them for their placement and access to continual learning opportunities to expand their skillset.
It also offers unrivalled support including 24-hour access to its expert social work team, every day of the year, and regular training and events at its Gloucester office, which welcomes all members of fostering households with a strong, local family feel.
Founded and led by social workers since 2002, Nexus Fostering is consistently rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted and offers a range of fostering placements, including respite care, therapeutic-led fostering, fostering for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and parent and child placements.
Its careful and considered matching process ensures prospective foster carers are well-matched with a child or young person that needs their help, with a dedicated social worker to support them, too.
It offers a competitive weekly allowance to cover the costs associated for looking after a child and reward foster carers for devoting their time and care.
Other incentives include regular carer support groups, day trips and activities for all the family.
Feedback from current foster carers is overwhelmingly positive, too, with Stuart and Maria saying: ‘We wanted to do therapeutic fostering and Nexus Fostering stood out by far. They have gone above and beyond and are always there as support whenever you need.’
While foster carers Gina and Michael offer encouraging words for anyone considering fostering: ‘The rewards far outweigh the challenges and the differences you can make in a child’s life is incredible.’
Families in Tewkesbury, Worcester and Swindon, as well as the wider Gloucestershire area, are encouraged to get in touch. Approved foster carers who are currently registered with a fostering service provider can also enquire about transferring to Nexus Fostering, too.
Visit nexusfostering.co.uk to start your fostering journey.
