Fostering
Our foster families live across East-Central Scotland providing high-quality full time, short break and continuing care foster placements for teenagers and young parents and their babies
Teenagers need families too
Some young people are unable to stay at home, instead needing time and guidance from caregivers in another setting. In a number of cases, that setting is with a foster family.
Our fostering service was founded in part due to a high number of young people over 12 who required care and a safe family environment. Over the year our foster families have walked alongside so many young people as they took those first steps towards adulthood.
If you are interested in making a difference in a young person’s life by becoming a foster carer, get in touch!
Training and Support
Our trained and supported foster carers provide short or long-term care, until the young person they are looking after is ready for independence. In the right foster family, a young person can thrive and have a better start towards adulthood.
We offer training, guidance and support every step of the way. All foster carers are matched with their own Supervising Social Worker, and on-call support and advice is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Training includes our Skills to Foster course, child protection, first-aid, health and safety and a range of trauma-informed training tailored to fostering young people and includes the opportunity to take a funded SVQ3 qualification as part of our investment in you
Fees, Allowances and Benefits
As a foster carer, you will receive competitive professional fees and allowances which reflect the skilled and demanding work you will be doing. The current weekly fee is £474, and the weekly allowance is £191.
Our carers and young people also benefit from being part of the Dean and Cauvin team with access to a wide range of additional benefits including:
trips to our Caravan at Berwick-upon-Tweed
residential trips and activities
foster family days
seasonal trips
additional contributions for holidays, days out and short-breaks
Become A Foster Carer
If you are interested in becoming a foster carer, call us on 0131 297 7322 or complete our online form
“The support we receive from the fostering team is excellent, they go above and beyond in supporting us and our young person”
Jane, foster parent
