Part-Time Fostering
Make a Difference Without Full-Time Commitment
Are you interested in fostering but can't commit to a full-time role? Part-time fostering (sometimes called respite fostering) could be the perfect for you!
Part-time fostering allows you to make a significant impact on a child’s life, even if you have other commitments. Whether you're providing a safe and nurturing environment for a child in an emergency or offering respite care to support full-time foster carers, part-time fostering is a flexible and rewarding way to help children in need.
What is Part-Time Fostering?
Part-time fostering involves offering care to children on a temporary or regular basis, without the full-time responsibility. It could mean providing:
- Emergency care: Welcoming a baby, child or young person into your home during a crisis.
- Respite / Short stays fostering: Supporting our full-time foster carers by looking after a child in their care on a regular basis, this could be one weekend a month or for scheduled periods.
This type of fostering allows you to have a lasting impact while balancing your own life. You can make a difference in a child’s life by providing stability and care when they need it most.
Meet our part-time foster carers
Heather and Andrew's story
“Even if it’s only for the weekend or a week, it really does make a contribution and we’re proud to have that role”
Chris and Amanda's story
What started out as a weekend respite care during lockdown has developed into something much more than anyone could have imagined.
Nicola's story
After developing a close bond with a 15 year old who is currently in residential care, Nicola invited her to stay for Christmas.
Could you be the difference?
If you're ready to make a difference in a child’s life, learn more about part-time fostering today!
0151 515 0000Why Consider Part-Time Fostering?
- Flexibility: Fostering that fits with your life! You can still have an impact on the child’s life, whist working or managing other commitments.
- Supportive role: By a part of our fostering community and support other foster carers by providing regular respite care for a specific child.
- Positive Impact: Build relationships with children and provide them with stability overtime.
- Develop skills and experience: Access all the same training and support as full time foster carers, to help develop your confidence and experience in caring for a range of children with different needs.
Becoming a part-time foster carer is a rewarding opportunity to help children in care, without the full-time commitment. If you're ready to make a difference in a child’s life, learn more about part-time fostering today!
Support and Training
- A wide range of pre and post approval training to help you care for a range of children with different needs
- An age-related child’s allowance and a professional fee payment on a pro-rata basis, depending on the duration of the child's stay.
- An emergency fostering fee of £50 per child, per night.
- A setup fee of up to £500
- 100% Council tax exemption
- Lifestyles Leisure Passes for the whole household