Foster Carer for Cats at Lost Cats Brighton

What does the opportunity involve doing?

1) We are looking to recruit additional foster carers for the unowned cats who come into our care. This will be on a short-term basis whilst we look to find the cat a perfect forever home.

The role involves:

• welcoming a new cat into your home in a nurturing and loving way
• taking care of the cat’s day-to-day needs (food, water, cleaning litter tray and their living space, playing
with / socialising the cat, and grooming them)
• giving medication if required
• supporting with vet appointments if appropriate
• accommodating pre-booked visits from potential adopters who have passed our initial checks

Lost Cats Brighton cover all your foster cat’s expenses.

You will need to:
• be able to give enough time to the cat
• either own your home or have written permission from the landlord to foster cats
• be 18 years or older
• provide us with regular updates and information about the cat’s personality, habits, likes, dislikes etc
enabling us to find the perfect forever home match

*We are also interested in recruiting foster carers who can support with shorter, ad-hoc holiday cover for our foster carers throughout the year.

What induction, training and support is offered?

Once you have made initial contact with us, we will send you an application form.

When we receive your completed application form, we will contact you to arrange a suitable time to meet with you in your home. During this meeting, we will discuss your experience with cat ownership and further explore any training needs you may have.

We also take into account your own circumstances, to ensure we place each foster cat with the most appropriate foster carer.

Whilst fostering a cat, our cat welfare team are available to offer support and guidance when needed.

What skills or qualities are needed?

A love of cats is essential. Experience of cat ownership preferred.

Patience and understanding of each cat's individual circumstance is required. We have the background and history of some of the cats who come in to our care, however some cats come to us having been abandoned or found as a stray.

Foster carers are a crucial part of each cats journey to a better life, often helping a cat to de-stress and learn routine again. Foster carers support us to understand the nature of each cat, their likes and dislikes helping to ensure we find a forever home match that works for both the cat and their new family.