Foster Care provides children and young people aged 0-18 with a safe and nurturing home while their families are unable to care for them. Our Foster Carers come from all walks of life and provide essential care to children and young people in Gippsland.
You can become a Foster Carer if you are 21 or over, have room in your home, and of course, care about children and young people.
Foster Carers come from all backgrounds and life stages. Foster Carers are singles, couples, same-sex couples, families, and come from all age groups. They may be renting or living in their own home; employed, studying, or retired; and come from diverse cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
Emergency foster care: Care provided at short notice in an emergency or crisis, usually for a couple of nights.
Respite foster care: Short-term care provided to children and young people residing with full time carers, usually for a weekend a month or a week over school holidays.
Short-term foster care: Care provided varying from a few nights up to 6 months. Children and young people requiring short-term care are often reunified with their parents or extended family following foster care.
Long-term foster care: Care arranged for a child unable to return to their families for a long period of time. Long term foster care often ceases when a permanent care arrangement is organised or in some cases when the young person reaches adulthood.
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For more information about the recruitment process click on the link below.
Fostering Connections Information for Prospective Carers_Quantam
When you acquire your log in details you will find many handy resources available to you through this portal.
Quantum believes the celebration of diversity makes us and the community stronger. We are committed to embracing everyone’s individual differences so that we can help create a strong workplace and community that is empowered to reach its potential. We celebrate diversity of ability, gender, sexuality and spiritual or religious belief along with all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Quantum recognises that we all have diverse life experiences that may be influenced by age, ability, social and financial status. Quantum supports everyone’s right to feel respected, safe, welcome and valued.
