An opportunity to join people committed to transforming children in care
Here at Lotus Foster Care, we are a friendly and supportive team of professionals who truly understand the needs of children and foster carers. Everyone feels welcomed and immediately part of the Lotus family.
Our commitment to help fostered children and young people in our communities is at the heart of everything we do. It is because of this child-centred approach that we strive to do our best to support our foster carers.
Lotus Foster Care believes in providing support that allow our carers to focus on the well-being and care of their foster child. To this end, we offer our carers the following:
Statement of Purpose
The Statement of Purpose outlines how Lotus Foster Care functions as an Independent Fostering Agency. The statement has been developed in accordance with relevant legislation and statutory regulations.
Ofsted Inspection Feedback
“The fostering agency provides good-quality care. Outcomes for children are positive. They develop secure attachments with their foster families and have a very strong sense of belonging. A child told the inspector: ‘Everything here is fine. The family are like my real family. I feel at home’.
Staff work hard to protect children from neglect, harm, abuse and bullying. The staff team and foster carers ensure that the safety and well-being of children are central to the agency’s work. The training and supervision of staff and foster carers have a strong focus on child protection.
Leaders and managers provide foster carers and staff with excellent support and supervision. A foster carer said: ‘Staff offer very good support and there is excellent communication between us. Staff are knowledgeable about what they are doing and are professional. That’s very important.