Short Stays & Occasional Care
Short Stay and Occasional Carers provide short-term care for a child, perhaps just one weekend a month or one night a week.
This makes occasional care a good option for individuals and families who would like to support a young person in care, but cannot commit full time or would like a role with more flexibility.
Why might a child need occasional or short stay care?
- They may already be in full time foster care, but would benefit from having an additional carer they could build a relationship with in a similar way to having and Aunt or Uncle.
- It may be beneficial for their full time foster carer/family to have some respite, providing support and an opportunity for some down time
- They may go to residential school, with no family to care for them during the weekend and holidays. They need foster carers for these periods of time who will remain in contact with them and support them during term-time
- They may need a link carer
Occasional and short-stay carers receive payments just like full time carers, but they vary depending on the amount of time the child spends with you.
To learn more about flexible fostering roles, please get in touch via the contact us page. You're not committing to anything by getting in touch to find out more.
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Caring for a child who goes to a residential school
This is a good choice if you have a job that allows you to have time off at weekends and in school holidays and really want to commit long term to one child, who will grow up with you. Carers receive the fostering allowance when the child stays and a retainer per week for maintaining contact during term time.
Link Carers
A link carer is committed to building a relationship with a child in, or coming out of, residential care, similar to that of an extended family member. The child does not live with you full time, but will see you regularly by coming over for dinner, joining you for days out, and occasionally sleeping over at your home. For more information on this role, click here to visit the Link Carer page.
