Carers Direct Homecare - Foster Caring
Aims / Objectives to expand in Fostering:-
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Provide
an available and professional 24 hour a day service for children, foster carers
and local authorities.
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Ensure
the provision of secure, consistent and safe care to all children and young people
placed.
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Provide
a stable, nurturing and stimulating environment where the children and young people
will have a positive experience of family life.
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Develop
professional foster carers who respect and value difference, and encourage children
and young people to be proud of who they are.
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Provide
opportunities for children and young people to remain with their siblings or have
contact with their siblings and birth family members.
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Provide
a bridge between the past and the present, the present and the future, for all children
and young people placed with Carers Direct Fostering.
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Provide
a service that works for children and is focused on meeting their needs and fulfilling
the potential of all children and young people in our care.
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Promote
educational attainment and meet the health needs for children and young people.
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Work
with local authorities and other agencies in helping to meet the aims of each identified
care plan and achieving positive outcomes.
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Provide
an environment in which children and young people have a smooth and positive
transition into adulthood.
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Provide
a service that allows parents to be placed with their child(ren) and assessed to
their competency to care for the child safely and appropriately.
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Recruit
a range of foster carers in an efficient, effective and timely manner to meet
the diverse needs of children and young people referred to Carers Direct
Homecare.
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Provide
foster carers with the necessary support and training for their continuing development,
with the aim of an overall robust package of professional support and financial
remuneration in order to protect placement choice for children and young people.
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Recruit
and maintain a team of managers, practitioners and support staff who are appropriately
qualified and trained in order to provide a high level of supervision and support
to all foster carers.
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Carefully
match the identified needs of children and young people with the skills and experience
of our foster carers.
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Carers
Direct Homecare recognises the importance of the contributions that children, young
people and foster carers make to the development of the service, and will ensure
that they participate in our process of continuous improvement.
The above are plans for future and any suggestions / advice on this subject are welcome. We are in the process of planning to apply for the registration for Foster Caring in Leicester.
