Respite foster carers
We need respite foster carers who can provide valuable, temporary care to a child who lives with another foster carer - either to give the foster carer a break or to give the child a breather from their regular foster care placement.
You can provide respite to fit in with your own commitments; for example, if you have free weekends or are free during the school holidays, you can provide respite care for 1 child or more than 1 child, depending on the needs of the child or the foster carer.
Respite fostering is a way of being involved in caring for a child to gain more experience yourself and increase your skills. Sometimes people start off providing respite fostering and then feel they can do more regular fostering and are assessed for short-term fostering.
