Disability
foster Care
We are urgently looking for more foster carers who are able to care for children with disabilities.
Taking care of a child with disabilities can seem quite daunting, however you can be assured that TACT will be by your side every step of the way providing 24/7 support and a huge range of training and development opportunities.
By providing a safe and stable home, disability foster care provides a young person with the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential. It may also be one of the most rewarding things you ever choose to do.
About Fostering A Child With A Disability
Providing foster care to children and young people with disabilities is something that we specialise in here at TACT. As a disability foster carer, you’ll be offering specialist care to children with complex needs which can include physical disabilities, medical conditions or learning difficulties. Caring for a child with a disability can be hugely rewarding as you give the child the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Disability Foster Care training
No previous training is required to become a foster carer. All foster carers receive the same general training, but as disability foster care is centred around specific needs, this would be a focus of your training. We would also provide you with bespoke training and guidance relevant to the young people you would be providing care for.
Our training will prepare you to care for young people with physical and/or mental disabilities, and could include Introduction to Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Paediatric First Aid and courses centred around medication.
Disability Foster Care support
As specialists in providing care to children with disabilities, we know how important it is to ensure all of our foster carers are fully supported. All of our foster carers have access to network of support staff across TACT including their Supervising Social Worker who will be integral to providing advice and guidance when needed.
We have created a TACT wide network for carers of children with disabilities, to enable them to connect and provide peer support to each other. The network meets monthly and are regularly joined by guests such as heads of specialist services, who can provide information and support that is bespoke for the group.
TACT also provides all of its foster carers with a comprehensive training package, enabling each individual foster carer to feel confident and experienced in the type of care they are providing.
If you feel you need to gain a better understanding and confidence in the conditions the child you are caring for is experiencing, we will also put you in touch with some of our medical professionals to better support you.
Disability Foster Care allowance
All foster carers, no matter what kind of fostering they choose to do, will be paid a generous fostering allowance. There are also some additional payments available, along with generous tax reliefs and other expenses that you can claim for.
Foster carers providing disability foster care could receive an enhanced fostering allowance to reflect the additional training, skills and experience required to meet specific needs of young people.
Becoming a disability foster carer can seem quite daunting, but don’t worry, we’ll provide you with all the training and guidance to ensure that together we can give the child the support they need to thrive.
Could you foster a Child With A Disability?
Providing care for a young people with a physical or mental disability can be hugely rewarding.
No previous training is required, but we do welcome applications from those in a medical or caring role. Your transferrable skills would be invaluable in making a difference to a child’s life.
If you feel that you could change a child’s life, you can make an enquiry today. Our team of enquiry officers will talk you through the process of becoming a foster carer with TACT. We are a charity, so we place no pressure on anyone to apply and make no profit from the care of young people. Fostering needs to be the right choice for you and your 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.
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