Evolve Therapeutic Fostering is a family owned fostering agency in South London that is currently recruiting foster carers locally in Havering and surrounding areas. We have a real family ethos and value the efforts of all our foster carers, team, children and other fostering professionals. There is a real need for carers across Havering and South London. If you have a spare room and the dedication for fostering, we would love to hear from you and cover your questions about fostering. This can be any question about how to apply, what to expect, what support you will receive, training or anything else!
We have a dedicated local team and social workers that support foster carers in Havering. There were 230 children in care with Havering Local authority at 31 March 2022 (Source: DFE) and we need your help to make such a difference for these children and young persons together through fostering. It is really rewarding to support a child or young person to learn, feel safe, make friends and enjoy their achievements. We will provide specialist training from the start of your assessment and throughout your fostering career.
As an independent therapeutic fostering agency, Evolve Therapeutic Fostering, links up and works jointly with Havering Local Authority to meet their needs and outcomes. The current need for foster carers includes specific needs including complex, enhanced and parent and child placements. There is also fostering shortage to provide care and support to challenging teenagers and large sibling groups.
If you are an experienced foster carer, we can also help you move fostering agencies and fast track your assessment through our step by step transfer process. We have skilled and experienced assessors to take your application forward and to visit you.
Why choose Evolve Therapeutic Fostering as your fostering agency if you are based in Havering?
Your fostering supporting support will include:
- Local social worker to visit you and support you in Havering
- Foster payment up to £750 per week
- 21 nights respite
- Initial clothing allowance for each child or young person
- Membership to FosterTalk
- Group supervision (monthly)
- Individual supervision (monthly)
- Initial school uniform allowance for each child or young person
- Annual holiday allowance for each child or young person
- Festival allowance for each child or young person
- Events in Havering for foster carers and children
If you are based in Havering, it would be brilliant to hear from you and can we can quickly progress your assessment and relevant checks. Your local fostering team based in Havering are here to follow up your fostering enquiry to the agency. This can be a telephone call, virtual call or home visit to discuss your interest in fostering.
In the Social Care Review shared recently that covered fostering, this has underlined the need for experienced carers and therapeutic intervention. You may notice if you are enquiring with other fostering agencies across Havering that there is a difference in the approach and we believe the embedded therapeutic approach from our agency is highly effective in delivering outcomes. The agency makes supporting foster carers across Havering our focus through positive foster carer training, one to one care support and engagement. If you feel you can make a difference to the children and young persons in Havering through fostering, please contact us today! We can share a Guide to Fostering – please speak to our team and we can provide all the information on fostering for your next steps toward a rewarding career as a foster carer.