What are the benefits of transferring to us?
As a Calon Cymru Foster carer, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive community of fellow carers as well as gaining access to a wide range of benefits, including:
Transferring to Calon Cymru Fostering
Moving to Calon Cymru is quick, easy, and may be the best move you'll ever make.
Transfer to us
Unhappy with the service or support you're receiving or just looking for a change to your current fostering arrangements? Consider switching to Calon Cymru Fostering (formerly known as Pathway Care Fostering), one of the leading independent agencies in South and West Wales.
We operate from local offices in Cardiff and Carmarthen and have social workers based throughout the region, region offering support and training that is local to you.
24/7 Support: Our dedicated team is available all day, every day, to assist you whenever you need it
Personalised Assistance: You’ll have a dedicated social worker to support you every step of the way
Training: Foster care is a skilled career. We offer regular training to enhance your skills
Support Groups: Regular support groups in your area provide an opportunity to meet with other carers
A Carer Buddy: An experienced foster carer to share insights and offer guidance
Benefits: Competitive allowance and benefits including access to 1000s of high-street discounts
Transfer to Calon Cymru
Transfer your approval to us, and we will ensure a smooth, sensitively managed transition in the best interest of the children in your care.
The process of transferring to Calon Cymru Fostering is discussed individually and takes, on average, around 3-4 months. We will request information from your current fostering agency as part of the transfer, including access to your existing file helping to reduce the time it takes to transfer to us.
We follow The Fostering Network’s Transfer Protocol (2014, re-issued in 2015), which states:
The protocol recognises the principles of childcare legislation and seeks to ensure that safeguarding the welfare of children is at the core of fostering policy and practice. It recognises that the welfare of any child in placement is paramount.
Click here for a copy of The Fostering Network’s Transfer Protocol.
How does the transfer process work?
… If I don’t have a current placement
Transferring is straightforward if you are looking to transfer and don’t have children in placement. Just get in touch and you can start the process now.
… If you have children placed with you
This depends on your current arrangement. As a foster carer at another agency it is possible to transfer and continue supporting the children that currently live with you. In these circumstances a protocol meeting will be arranged to discuss their needs and the services we need to continue to deliver.
Following a protocol meeting, an agreement can be reached for the children to transfer with you. We will maintain your current terms of placement. This means you will continue to receive the same level of payment, expenses and services to support the child for the duration of the placement.
If you foster with your local authority this may be slightly different and can be discussed on a case by case basis acknowledging the individual situation.
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Common Questions
Absolutely, it is entirely up to you. You have the right and the ability to transfer as a foster carer at any time.
If you currently foster on behalf of a Local Authority or a different independent foster agency you are always eligible to transfer to Calon Cymru.
Get in touch with one of our fostering advisors today. Give us a call or complete a contact form and get back in touch.
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