Who matters to us

The Child matters to us - so we

  • Match children with foster families most carefully, sensitive both to the culture and past history of the child and the skills and culture of the carer
     
  • Are proactive in ensuring the welfare of the child or young person, protecting them from all forms of abuse, and promoting their physical and emotional well-being
     
  • Always promote and respect the racial, cultural, religious and linguistic background of every child or young person, and consult where appropriate with the individual child on matters relating to them
     
  • Identify appropriate therapy if that is deemed to be in the interests of the child
     
  • Encourage and support family contacts and friendships where that is appropriate
     
  • Promote educational achievement and the development of skills for independence
     
  • Maintain a child-centred focus through the five key outcomes:
    • Be healthy
    • Stay safe
    • Enjoy and achieve
    • Make a positive contribution
    • Achieve economic well-being

The carer matters to us – so we

  • Value and look after them
     
  • Work very hard to ensure carers are always in the communication loop and are consulted on all matters relating to them or their child(ren)
     
  • Provide clear guidelines about policies and procedures through training and the carers’ handbook
     
  • Provide a comprehensive training programme to cover all aspects of looking after children who have unmet emotional needs
     
  • Offer a high level of regular professional support to carers and their families
     
  • Ensure that each carer has access to the Emergency Duty Team by telephone 24/7
  • Provide a generous fostering allowance and associated financial grants.
     
  • Organise events such as fun days and theatre trips.

The staff matter to us - so we

  • Recruit professionals of the highest calibre to ensure excellence throughout the team
     
  • Make sure our professionals are also friendly human beings with broader interests which we encourage and celebrate 
     
  • Keep workloads to a reasonable level
     
  • Provide lots of opportunities for consultation
      
  • Ensure a high level of support, supervision and training

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