The need for foster carers from a broad range of backgrounds has never been more urgent.
Baptcare is searching for passionate and caring individuals who have the capacity and desire to provide a safe and nurturing home for children and young people who are unable to live with their own families.
Baptcare’s Foster Care Program urgently needs foster carers to provide a happy, safe and secure home for children in Melbourne’s cities of Moonee Valley and Brimbank who are unable to remain in their own home.
Foster carers are needed for:
Respite care: where a child remains with the same caregiver on a regular basis to provide parents with planned breaks.
Reception care: for children who are generally ‘at risk’ situations awaiting the Children’s Court or Protection Services outcome concerning their future.
Statutory care: for children who need foster care when a family faces a crisis and there are no friends or relatives to provide care during these times.
Long-term care: for children who cannot return home because the family cannot resolve its situation in a short period of time.
Shared family care: for children with a developmental delay or intellectual disability, whose families are stressed as a result of the extra demands that come with caring for their child.
Eligibility
If you’re over the age of 18 years, and you’re an Australian citizen or Permanent Resident, in good physical and emotional health, you can apply to become a foster carer.
You can be:
- Single, married or in a de facto relationship
- From any background
- A parent or have a strong desire in helping children and young people.
For more information on becoming a foster carer, head to Baptcare's foster care blog, call 03 9373 3800 or email vicfamilycommunityservices@baptcare.org.au.