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Carer Recruitment, Training and Support

Foster Carers come from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles, and have a common goal of providing safe and loving homes for children and young people who can’t remain in the care of their parents.

Foster Carers have to be 21 years of age or older and can be:

  • Single men and women
  • Single parents
  • Couples with or without children
  • People working or retired
  • Families

Foster Carers are provided with training and ongoing support via MASP, to ensure they feel confident to meet the needs of the children and young people they are caring for. This is inclusive of case management and after hours support.

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How to become a Foster carer

Step 1: Make an Enquiry
The first step to becoming a MASP foster carer is to make an enquiry.

Step 2: Meet & Greet
Our team will give you some information about foster care and answer any questions you may have via phone or face to face.

Step 3: Information Exchange
We will go through the information pack with you and explain the process to become a foster carer and what to expect. If you are keen to progress further, and we assess that you are able to provide suitable care for a child, we will go through a number of mandatory forms with you, such as police check and working with children’s checks, and invite you to training.

Step 4: Attend Training
Our qualified workers will present shared lives, shared stories and Step-by-Step foster care training, which is the statewide framework in Victoria and New South Wales. This training is flexible and can be done at your pace, and may be individual or in a group setting. The training will cover how MASP can support you as a foster carer and the type of foster care you are interested in.

Step 5: Become a Foster Carer
After completing the training process and becoming a MASP registered carer, you will have ongoing support, supervision and training.

Interested in
becoming a carer?

Make an Enquiry