WE'RE HIRING!

 What you do:
Support staff on shift, guide routines, oversee care planning and behaviour management, and ensure daily records and routines are kept to standard.

What’s required:

• Experience as a support worker or other transferable skills working with children
• Solid understanding of trauma-informed practice
• Leadership potential
• Level 3 or 4 in Residential Childcare desirable, willing to work towards this if you are not already enrolled.

Why it matters:
You set the tone. You lead by example, calm under pressure, solution-focused, and deeply committed.

 What you do:
Support the Registered Manager in the day-to-day running of the home. You'll mentor staff, manage rotas, handle inspections, and contribute to care plans and safeguarding processes.

What’s required:

• Strong leadership & communication skills
• Level 3 or 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare Leadership & Management (or working towards it)
• Experience in residential settings

Why it matters:
You hold the space where good care can happen, creating a stable, well-run environment for both staff and children.

 What you do:
You are legally responsible for the home. You ensure it meets all regulatory requirements, lead inspections (Ofsted), build staff teams, and maintain high standards of care and safeguarding.

What’s required:

• Working in a leadership or management position in a residential children's home for at least 2 years within the last 5 years 
• Willing to work towards or already working towards Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare 
• Level 3 or 4 in Residential Childcare
• Deep knowledge of children’s legislation, safeguarding, and trauma-informed care
• Resilience, vision, and leadership under pressure

Why it matters:
You set the vision. You’re not just managing a home,  you’re protecting the emotional and physical well-being of some of society’s most vulnerable children.