Children Always First is a small family-owned Independent Fostering Agency covering Smethwick and its surrounding area which aims to do exactly what its name suggests – and put the needs of foster children in Smethwickfirst.
We operate in the West Smethwick based from our head office in Smethwick and offer a family placement service in Smethwickthat provides the very highest levels of support and achieves the best outcomes for children and young hpeople.
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We feel the support we offer is second to none. In order to maintain our first class support our Fostering Social Workers have lower caseloads and we offer 24 hours a day, 365 days a year support. By offering this we can be there any time day or night for you.
We always treat our foster carers as professionals and pay generous fees and allowances. This enables our carers to easily replace the income from a full time job and focus on providing the best possible care for the children they are looking after.
We recognise how important Training and Development is, so we make sure we offer a diverse range of over 30 different training courses and regular Carer Support Groups per year. After listening to our Foster Carers we also offer bespoke in home training.
We are very fortunate that we have a dedicated Youth Support Team who work with our Children and Young people. This includes one-to-one mentoring, group activities, trips out and an extensive social activities calendar including two big events a year.
We operate using a core and cluster system of delivery that means we deliver your foster care training and support groups in a range of venues and locations close to where you live in Smethwick. We also appoint staff local to each area so they are easily accessible to you. Most of fostering takes place in your own home anyway. Unlike many of our competitors who are predominantly driven by profit, Children Always First actually care about the children placed with us and our foster carers who look after them. We are a small family owned service who have no aspirations of world domination. We just want to recruit a small team of around 50 households who all believe that the children’s needs should come first.
Local Authority Fostering SmethwickOur Smethwick Local Authority partner is consequently offered a demonstrably better service at a highly competitive price compared with other similar agencies. This is achieved by paying our staff and foster carers properly and providing industry-leading levels of support. Our Social Workers in Smethwick only have a maximum of ten foster carers to look after and our Smethwick Children’s Support Workers only look after 20 children. Our agency has access to a range of consultants and therapists with national reputations in fields including fostering. What brings us all together into our Children Always First family is our shared values and beliefs. Everyone involved with Children Always First shares our belief that each looked after child really matters. We share a child-centred ethos and ‘therapeutic parenting’ approach working tirelessly to ensure that each child achieves their full potential whatever hurdles life has thrown in their way.
Smethwick Foster Care AgencyFoster Care Training SmethwickOur Foster training and support in Smethwick will ensure that you have the best possible chance of making a difference. The fact that we really care about our children will be evident in all your dealings with us and any of our staff. We consider ourselves a learning organisation and pride ourselves on training our Smethwick foster carers to the very highest standards. As a leading independent fostering agency we have an expertise in the issues that affect looked after children and we ensure our carers become equally knowledgeable. Providing top quality professional foster care is a difficult role and you will need the very best support, information and guidance in order to be able to make a difference. We do expect a lot from our foster carers but due to these demands we pay them professionally to undertake a professional job. It is a very serious alternative career if you have the time, skills and patience to work with us in redirecting a young persons life. Our head office is based in Bromsgrove although we also deliver fostering training and foster carer support groups in and around Smethwick for our foster carers there. We have staff who live in both areas and whatever your location we guarantee you back up and support from people you know 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.If you have a spare bedroom and feel you have the passion and skills to make a difference to a child’s life then please read on or make an enquiry.
