Fostering in Nottinghamshire
Imagine making a difference to a child’s life – providing them with care, guidance and stability. Imagine being there to help them with their homework, or maybe a job application? You could help change young people’s lives by becoming a foster carer in Nottinghamshire.
Every week, hundreds of children and young people in Northamptonshire come into care for a variety of reasons – such as conflicts within the family, a temporary illness – or even abuse or neglect. Sometimes young people require care for a short span of time, in other cases they require long-term care. TACT are recruiting foster carers in Nottinghamshire to provide safe and caring homes to these young people.
You don’t need any previous childcare experience as full training will be provided. This means that you could start your fostering journey in Nottinghamshire right away. To start the application process, you just need at least one spare bedroom in your home, a caring and nurturing character – and energy to provide a child with a secure and loving home. If this sounds like something that you could do, you could join our Fostering Nottinghamshire Team!
Meet Our Team
We have a great team of staff within the Nottinghamshire area. Ramona Catarig, our area manager for the area, is truly passionate about improving the lives of children and young people. She manages our great team of social workers in the East Midlands – ensuring that our team of foster parents are fully supported. Ramona has over 21 years’ experience as a social worker, working in Local Authority Children and Young People teams and mainstream and therapeutic Fostering teams. She joined TACT in 2014.
We are currently looking for foster carers in and around Nottinghamshire. Some of the areas we cover are: Newark-on-Trent, Worksop, Mansfield, Beeston – and many other areas in the region.
Why Foster in Nottinghamshire with TACT?
TACT is the UK’s largest dedicated fostering charity – enabling us to provide care for children on a national level. We reinvest any surplus income into providing more support and training for foster carers interested in fostering.
As one of the leading fostering agencies in Nottinghamshire, we provide our foster carers with training and support that is local to them – to enable them to change young people’s lives. Because we reinvest surplus income, we can provide additional support over and above what is required of a fostering charity, such as a dedicated education service, health service and an online foster carer portal.
Were more than just a fostering agency – we go above and beyond to look after our foster carers and the children they provide care for. Our TACT Connect service ensures that when children leave the care system, they have TACT’s support for life.
This is why 98% of our carers would recommend us to others thinking of fostering.
Rated As ‘Outstanding’ By Ofsted
Following an inspection in February 2024, Ofsted have announced that TACT East Midlands has been rated ‘OUTSTANDING’ for its work with foster carers and looked after children.
“Foster carers build strong, trusted relationships with their children. They make
remarkable progress due to the skill, dedication and commitment offered by the
carers and the supporting TACT team.” – Ofsted, 2024
24/7 Support
We understand how important a high level of support is to our foster carers, which is why we reinvest surplus income into providing more support for our fostering families.
Also, our Supervising Social Workers have manageable workloads, so that they are able to dedicate more time to you. After all, the better we support you, the better you will be able to provide the care and guidance required to change children’s lives.
This is what we provide:
- Full 24/7 support. Your Supervising Social Worker will usually provide all the support you need, but we also have a dedicated out-of-hours support service for total peace of mind.
- Foster carer portal. An online community of TACT foster carers and a place to find information, advice, training and other resources to help you with your day-to-day life as a foster carer.
- Education service. Our specialist service provides support and advice to help ensure that the children in your care receive the best possible educational opportunities.
- Health service. Our health service was established in order to provide young people in your care with ongoing physical and mental health monitoring.
- Support groups. Our support groups operate all over the country, and provide you with a local outlet to meet other carers in your area, share experiences and knowledge, and even make new friends!
- Wellbeing events. We offer a range of events 3-4 times per year, including activities such as walks and meals out.
- Support for young people. Our Children’s Resource Workers provide the children in your care with additional support, activities and events.
- Supporting your own children. We understand that your own children play an important role in the fostering household. As such, our Children Who Foster events provide your own children with an opportunity to socialise with other young people who make an amazing contribution to fostering.
- Peer support. In some areas, peer-to-peer support may be available. These work by pairing newly approved foster carers with experienced TACT carers to provide another level of support.
Fostering Allowance Nottinghamshire
Foster carers are highly skilled people, and our fees and allowances reflect this.
If you join our Fostering Nottinghamshire team, the total fostering allowance that you receive will vary based on a number of factors, including the type of foster care you are providing, the number of children that you care for and their age, as well as the complexity of their needs.
You will also receive additional payments for children’s birthdays, holidays and religious festivals. In addition to your fostering allowance, we also pay long service awards and a Refer a Friend fee (if you recommend someone who then goes on to be an approved foster carer with us).
Hear From Our Foster Carers in Nottinghamshire
“Male foster carers can have a real positive influence”
Although Nathan fosters with his wife, Rachael, he talks about being a male role model in his fostering household.
“They have different needs, but every child has”
Debbie and Glyn, TACT foster carers since 2018, have channeled their 35 years of experience in care into fostering children with complex needs. They care for two non-verbal boys with autism, adapting to their unique challenges with patience, creativity, and love.
“It’s about having an open heart”
Sandra, a TACT foster carer since 2004, began her journey by caring for her nephew at 16. With a background in childcare, she embraced fostering with an open heart, focusing on building routines and life skills for the children. Her dedication has positively influenced her own children and continues to impact the lives of those she fosters.
Fostering Information Events
- January 30, 2025
- East Midlands, Nottingham,
- Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Nottingham Information Session
TACT East Midlands are hosting a Fostering Information Session at John Lewis Nottingham on Thursday 30th January between 10am – 2pm.
- May 20, 2025
- East Midlands, Nottingham,
- Time: 8:45 am – 4:30 pm
Nottingham Information Session
TACT East Midlands are hosting a Fostering Information Session at Midlands Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2025 on Tuesday 20th May between 8.45am – 4.30pm.
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