Family Foster Care Agency In the UK - Sunbeam Fostering

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About Us

• Sunbeam Fostering Agency is one of the largest
  independent fostering agencies in the UK.
• We welcome foster carers from a diverse range of
  backgrounds and all ages.
• We importantly look for carers that are committed
  to working with challenging and vulnerable
  children.

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Our Services

Securing tender/framework contracts
Recruiting Foster Carers
How to Foster a Child
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Our Services Description
Recruiting Foster Carers
Recruiting foster carers (Foster carers are
people who have a spare bedroom in their home and
provide care to children in care. To become a
foster carer, they normally contact agencies like
us. We do their assessment to make sure they are
suitable and can fulfil all the requirements. We
provide them free training and ongoing support in
order for them to look after the children placed
with them in their care). So why someone will
become a foster carer with us because we offer
them,

• Competitive fostering allowance of up to 650 per
  child per week
• We are nationwide and work with over 50 local
  authorities

•   Free ongoing training
•  We are Ofsted outstanding
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• Local support staff
•   Out of office hours support

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Our Services Description
Securing framework contracts
Securing tender/framework contracts from local
authorities (local government councils). Local
authorities are the government bodies who are
responsible to place children who come to care.
There are many reasons children come in to care.
For example, neglect by their parents, abuse by
their parents, unaccompanied asylum-seeking
children from countries like Syria, Afghanistan,
Iran, Iraq, Somalia etc.

• We recruit in their local areas

•   We have over 200 foster carers from a diverse
  background
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• We are Ofsted outstanding

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Our Services Description
Securing framework contracts
These local authorities will first try to place
them with their own foster carers (they have
their own as well and recruit foster carers). If
they can't find it, they contact providers like
us to place these children. Now we have to sell
our business to local authorities as well and
they can ask why should they place their children
with our foster carers. For this, they issue
tender and framework contracts and normally
agencies who are part of the framework contract
will be notified first. We secure the contract
from local authorities because we say to them

• There are many other factors in getting a
  contract from the local authorities but these are
  few.

•   Children previously placed with our foster
  carers have done well

• And progressed further in their lives (good job,
  higher education etc) 

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Our Services Description
How To Foster A Child
The decision to foster is an important one and an
important question for anyone considering
fostering. It requires a lot of thought and
consideration. Sunbeam has created a
specific Guide to Foster Care to help you decide
if fostering is right for you, and answer any
questions you may have.
Although fostering children is a major decision,
Sunbeam has created an informative guide and a
step by step online application, to make the
process as streamlined as possible. Fostering
will no doubt change your life, and it is best to
get as much information as possible.
As a private fostering agency, Sunbeam aims to
support and guide all its foster carers on how
best to foster children by providing up to date
training and development, and staff committed to
the welfare of both children and foster carers.
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WHY CHOOSE SUNBEAM FOSTERING AGENCY
Foster Carers Choose Sunbeam Because We Provide

• Professional, experienced, qualified staff to
  undertake your assessment
• High quality, professional extensive support
• A supervising social worker who will be local to
  you and dedicated to supporting you
• Full support on A 24 hour basic through our out
  of hours team
• Comprehensive and progressive up to date training
  programme
• The chance to be treated as A fostering
  professional
• The opportunity to become an enhanced foster
  carer for children with challenging needs. This
  may be A child with disabilities, autism or
  learning difficulties. We are following ARC model
  for this which is being rolled out across the
  group to develop and promote foster carers
  skills, understanding and ability to intervene
  therapeutically.
• Careful matching of placements with your family
• Regular support groups for foster carers and
  children
• Competitive fostering allowances to cover
  childrens needs

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Sunbeam Features
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Our Certifications
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Contact Sunbeam Fostering
Fostering is a life changing experience and an
amazing journey. Whether you are making an
application or need more information about the
process and would like to discuss things further,
we are here to go through this with you and help
you start your fostering journey.
Our central recruitment team will respond to all
fostering enquiries and answer any questions you
may have. We will work with you to find out if
fostering is the right choice for you before
making any prior commitment.
Lines are open Monday Friday between 9am 6pm.
Our central recruitment team can be contacted
on 0208 7990 930.

LANGLEY (London South - Registered) 020 8799
0930
MIDLANDS (Registered Office) 024 7642 0390
LUTON (Sunbeam Pride) 01582 433 775
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Contact Sunbeam Fostering
Website https//sunbeamfostering.com/ Email
info_at_sunbeamfostering.com
Lines are open Monday Friday between 9am 6pm.
Our central recruitment team can be contacted
on 0208 7990 930.

LANGLEY (London South - Registered) 020 8799
0930
MIDLANDS (Registered Office) 024 7642 0390
LUTON (Sunbeam Pride) 01582 433 775
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