Our Values | The Hazel Project Fostering Agency Kent Essex

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We put the needs of children and young people first.

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We encourage children and young people to develop respect for themselves and others.

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We provide foster families with the skills that they need to carry out their responsibilities.

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We listen to the views of children, young people, and their families, as well as of foster parents, foster parents’ own children, and our staff, when planning and carrying out all of our activities.

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We deliver services that recognise and build on the strengths of children and young people from all cultures and religious backgrounds, in ways that meet their needs and help them achieve their full potential.

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Our purpose is to provide the highest standard of care to the children and young people who join us. These children and young people are vulnerable and experiencing difficulties in their lives, they require support and care to provide them with stability and promote resilience.

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We deliver a service built upon honesty and integrity that complies with all relevant laws and regulations but challenges where necessary any areas of doubt that we feel may hinder a child or Foster Parent’s development. This approach enables our Foster Parents to make confident decisions.

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We provide support and guidance of the highest quality to our foster families, recognising that in order for them to consistently meet the needs of children and young people in their care, they need to feel well supported.

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All matching has been done with the utmost care and respect, paying particular attention to children’s specific needs and where relevant, their cultural, religious and ethnic background.

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We promote safeguarding all children by assisting our dedicated foster parents to deliver the highest level of care.

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We protect and secure our foster parent’s recordings, recognising them as important and valuable information.

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We guarantee that all our Foster Parents are assessed and provided with training to meet a variety of children’s needs.

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We respectfully store and maintain all information regarding our service in a manner that is both secure and compliant.

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We encourage and enable educational and personal achievements for all our children and young people.

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Our Foster Parents have a tailored training program created in line with their individual aims and ambitions.

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Our Foster Parents routinely meet all the requirements of a child’s care plan, including contact and health arrangements where applicable.

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Our Foster Parents receive regular supervision with their Fostering Supervisor including monthly home visits, weekly telephone calls and monthly group meetings. In addition to this, Fostering Supervisors review Foster Parent’s recordings on a regular basis.

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Foster Parents have a robust annual home review.

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All our family households have a comprehensive health and safety assessment which exceeds industry standards and reflects the importance that we place on keeping children and families safe.

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Our out-of-hours service is highly experienced and provides not only advice to our Foster Parents but also prompt and comprehensive placement findings to Local Authorities.

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All families are registered with Fostering Network through our organisational subscription.

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All families have the opportunity to engage in specialist and informal events.