Receive £500 when you refer a friend to foster with Fostering Devon.
If you are passionate about what you do, and can think of a friend or family member who would be a great foster carer, why don’t you tell them about our refer a friend scheme?
You could receive up to £500 for every person you refer if they become an approved foster carer for Fostering Devon.
How it works
Share the good news with people you think would be great carers. Tell your friend or relative about how rewarding it is to be a foster carer for Fostering Devon and why you think that they would make such a great candidate.
Once they get in touch, a member of the team will talk them through the next steps and see if fostering is right for them.
Who can foster?
There is no typical foster carer – whether married or divorced, living with a partner or single, gay, lesbian or transgender. Foster carers come from all walks of life, and we welcome people from all religions, races, genders and sexual orientations.
We are looking for a mix of local foster carers and ones a little further afield. If someone is over 21 and has the energy, patience and understanding, and a spare room in their house, we would love to hear from them.
Please make sure you only refer people who meet the basic criteria. They need to:
- be over 21
- live permanently in the UK
- be able to pass a criminal record check (DBS check)
- have a spare room
How to contact us
Tell the person you’re referring to visit our contact us page. They can contact us via email, phone or request a call back from our centralised recruitment hub, Fostering South West.
Remind them to make sure they mention that this is a referral on the initial call or email.
Host a refer a friend coffee morning
So, you have loads of friends or family who might be interested in fostering. Why not host a coffee morning (or evening) and invite your friends and family?
You can provide the venue, a warm welcome and a room full of people potentially interested in fostering. We will provide the coffee and the cakes and someone to talk about fostering and the process of becoming a foster carer. In return, your friends and family can gain a better understanding of what you do, and any potential new carers would be dealt with under the refer a friend scheme.
Terms and conditions
- A payment of £500 will be made to carers recommending a friend or family who are successfully approved by fostering panel.
- The refer a friend scheme is open to all Fostering Devon carers.
- The refer a friend scheme is not open to employees of Devon County Council.
- The refer a friend scheme does not apply to candidates interested in respite care only.
- The refer a friend scheme does not apply to individuals who are already known to or who have already enquired with Fostering Devon on the date of the referral.
- The referral will not qualify if the referred candidate is already on our database, and we have been in contact with that person in the last six months.
- There are no limits to the number of referrals an individual can make.
- Payment will only be made if the referred candidate becomes an approved foster carer with Fostering Devon.
- Fostering Devon reserves the right to amend, modify, cancel, or withdraw the refer a friend scheme at any time and without notice.
- When first contacting Fostering Devon, the potential carer must explicitly state that they have been recommended by an existing carer – written confirmation that the enquiry has been made as a response to the refer a friend scheme will be provided by the Assessment Team.
- Foster to adopt placements are not included.
- Friends and family placements are not included.
