We appreciate that fostering can be a demanding task and are committed to providing our carers with the support that they need.
We are talking to our current carers and redesigning our support services to ensure that they are what carers want.
We are also redesigning our training package to ensure that they are relevant to the work that foster carers do and are working toward all foster carers obtaining a Nationally recognised NVQ qualification in childcare.
Once approved all foster carers are allocated a dedicated fostering social worker whose task is to support carers with individual placements and to help them identify their learning needs.
As part of a team we welcome ideas for improving support and training from foster carers.
Whilst money is not everything we are committed to ensuring that our foster carers are paid enough to cover the costs involved in looking after a child.
The amount paid to each foster carer is calculated on an individual basis according to the age of the child.
Barking and Dagenham Placement Service
512a Heathway
Dagenham
RM10 7SJ
Team Manager: Pranitha Rampersad
Private Fostering Social Worker: Vijdan Sever
Team Administrator: Chris Kiddell
Tel: 020 8227 5802 during office hours, 8.30am - 4.30pm.
Tel: 020 8227 5949 outside office hours (answerphone).
Fax: 020 8227 5998
Email: fostering@lbbd.gov.uk|
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