Become a part of a Foster Care team that provides ongoing support and training to prepare you for the joys and challenges of fostering children.

Centacare Foster Care Program

Centacare supports foster carers through the experience of fostering for short periods of time, the reunification process and long term, by facilitating ongoing training, professional development opportunities, reviews, carer networking opportunities, and access to therapeutic resources and written materials. The journey begins from point of assessment, which has training to support applicants alongside the in-home assessment visits. See how Centacare will help you throughout your experience as a foster carer.

Who can foster?

If you are aged between 25 and 70 years, eligible for a Working With Children Check and have a spare bedroom, Centacare will partner with you to work through a range of criteria with the shared goal of making an important difference in a child’s life. Centacare values inclusiveness and diversity, welcoming applications from people with culturally diverse backgrounds, with or without children, same-sex couples, singles and retirees.

How do I become a foster carer?

There are a number of steps in the process of becoming a foster carer. Centacare acknowledges the various situations that surround an individual’s or a family’s decision to commit to having a child join their home. This is why the process is transparent, in-home, flexible and adaptable, depending on the needs of the household. The process moves through an enquiry phase and assessment phase, alongside training.

Types of care

Centacare foster carers contribute to the immediate, short-term, long-term, and respite care of a child from birth to adulthood, as well as supporting the reunification of a child with their birth family. Centacare provides both specialist and general placements. To learn more about the different types of Foster Care, register for an Information Session or enquire on 08 8159 1400 to schedule an in-home Information Exchange Session.

Information sessions

Centacare hosts information sessions in various locations in the community, for people interested in becoming a foster carer. Within Centacare’s program you will be a part of a Foster Care team, to ensure that children can enjoy safe and secure homes. Come along to learn more about how you will be supported in your decision to foster a child, about the different Foster Care types and as an opportunity for you to ask questions.

FAQ’s

There might be a question that you have about becoming a Centacare foster carer that is briefly answered here. We understand that every family is unique and you may have additional questions, the topics listed have been compiled from frequently asked questions. Have a look and, if you want to talk about it further or have any other questions or queries, give us a call.