Children's Residential Care Officer

2 weeks ago


Sunderland, United Kingdom St Cuthbert's Care Full time

**Children’s Home - Children’s Residential Care Officer**

**Salary**: £14.46 per hour
(£27,821 per annum) plus enhanced overtime and sleep-in rate paid at £69.00 per sleep-in

**This role also attracts a Welcome Bonus of £350**

**Location**: Residential children’s home in Sunderland

**Hours**: 37 hours per week (Full time)
working over a 7 day rota including weekends and sleep ins

**Closing Date**: 07/11/2025

**Please note**: We currently do not offer international visa sponsorship
- Find your potential by helping others to reach theirs_

Do you genuinely want to help make a difference to the lives of children who have experienced adversity and trauma?

We are looking for people who are passionate and enthusiastic about enhancing the lives of children and young people in our care. As one of our Residential Care Officers, you will support children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs to maintain a healthy lifestyle by advising, educating and promoting positive choices. You will also be responsible for helping us to deliver high quality residential provision.

Ideally, you will have experience of working in children’s residential care or possess transferable skills from a similar role. However, it is more important that your values align with those of our charity and the requirements of Ofsted and that you have integrity and a strong desire to help others.

As an integral part of our care team, you will immediately benefit from our structured training programme and be fully supported to complete a Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People if you don’t already hold this qualification.

**Why join St Cuthbert’s Care?**

St Cuthbert’s Care is a values-based, registered social care charity, committed to enabling people to reach their personal potential.

The charity’s areas of work include nursing homes for older people, children in care and services for people with disabilities.

We are proud to be the first regional charity in the North East, delivering adult social care as part of our work, to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

**We offer our staff a range of additional benefits including**:

- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, including a day off for your birthday
- Christmas bank holidays paid at double time
- Ability to buy and sell annual leave
- Company sick pay scheme
- Staff savings scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme
- Free staff counselling service
- Blue Light discount offering shopping discounts on thousands of stores
- Charity workers’ discount
- Free life assurance
- Earn money and rewards with the Care Friends App
- On demand pay

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.46 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Work Location: In person



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