To provide foster carers who are positive role models, able to treat the foster child as they would their own child advocating the achievement of all aspects of the child’s development
Our beliefs
Children and young people have the right to expect a place of safety and reliable support within a nurturing stable family environment for as long as they need it
The safety of a nurturing home balanced with the undertaking of negotiated risk enables individual personal growth, and supports the individual young person to reach their potential
The views and wishes of children and young people should be listened to and taken into account when planning their futures and the future development of our services
Looked after children should have the same life chances as every other child and that being a looked after child should not reduce life opportunities or outcomes for children
It is important to emphasise equal partnerships and achieve effective team work
Everyone involved with To the Moon and Back Foster Care has the ability to influence positive change and continuous improvement
Our values
We believe we can
We have a “can do” approach to enabling people to achieve their full potential. We aim to create close relationships with our professional partners, to achieve shared objectives for our young people. We make time to help our colleagues where needed and work innovatively, challenging assumptions and offering new ideas to achieve outcomes.
We make it personalised
We understand the need to listen actively and to be aware of our personal impact on others. We engage those around us to be fully involved in decision making on behalf of the young person and we remain focused on achieving personalised outcomes.
We dare to care deeply
We will support our foster carers and our professional team to use their warmth, love, creativity and knowledge to go the extra mile for our young people, treating them as if they are their own children. We are respectful of others and feel passionate about achieving the best outcomes for our young people. We will challenge assumptions and be known for our honesty and straightforward approach. We are quick to admit what we can do better and make it happen.
We are centred on the child
We aim to understand emotions and behaviours and create opportunities for our foster carers and professional team to build authentic relationships with our young people, walking alongside them and supporting them to feel that we can be trusted and are truly on their side. We remain calm in stressful situations and take smart risks when needed to enable a young person the opportunity to develop their confidence and ability to make good decisions for themselves
We do the right thing at the right time
We aim to provide timely honest feedback and a development programme for both our foster carers and professional team, so that our people are equipped and feel confident and supported to make informed decisions in a timely way. We contribute proactively to prevent the arising of issues for young people where possible and we see things through to their conclusion.
