Children's Residential Worker- Days

**Starting Salary**:Up to £35,000 depending on experience

**Specific Hours**: 40 hours per week shift work
- including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins.

**Sleep-ins (Day position only)**:£50. Overtime / bank holidays paid time-and-a-half and **alternative weekends off**

**Location**:Croydon, CR2 -closest station is 1 stop after East Croydon | 10 minutes from Clapham Junction | 20 minutes from Waterloo.

**About the role**

As a Children’s Residential Worker, you will directly look after children and young people who have complex emotional and mental health needs due to trauma, loss and other adverse experiences.

You will be required to support children to regulate and understand their emotions. Working within a therapeutic framework, you will develop a direct programme of work aimed at developing authentic relationships with our children and young people (aged 12 - 17 years old on admission to the Children’s Home).

You will have a key role in making sure our children are safe and happy. You will also be required to work collaboratively with key professionals to ensure that information is recorded and shared appropriately, as well as to enable children to receive the multi-agency support that they require.

**Applicants should have**
- **Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent** (i.e. Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People Workforce with the children's social care pathway) as per Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 (England).
- **Minimum of 2 years’ experience** working and supporting children and Young People to achieve their full potential.
- Genuine commitment to working with and supporting children and Young People to achieve their full potential; with the ability to build and promote trusted relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
- An understanding of the issues facing children and Young People and a basic understanding of safeguarding Regulations and Procedures.
- The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour.
- Good communication and team working skills.
- Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays, and if applicable, sleep-in’s.
- Commitment to undertake any mandatory training (outside of working hours) and continuous learning to ensure a high level of service.
- Creativity, enthusiasm and energy to inspire and encourage young people to achieve their goals.

**What you should expect from us**
- **Salary: Up to £35,000 depending on experience**:

- Sleep-ins (Day position only): £50. Overtime / bank holidays paid time-and-a-half and alternate weekends off.
- A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
- Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
- UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
- BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
- Discretionary funded training programs.
- Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.

**Recruitment Process**

For the full Job Description and Person Specification please see our website. **CV’s will not be accepted.**

**Closing Date**:July 22nd 2025

**First Stage Interview**:Throughout July 2025

**Second Stage Interview**:
**Our Children and Young People are looking forward to hearing from you**
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- **Please note**:_
- _This post has a minimum age restriction of 21 year for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and supported accommodation Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’._
- _**It is illegal to apply**_ _for any role that involves working with children and young people under the age of 18, if you know you are barred from working with children._

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

Pay: £35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

**Education**:

- Diploma of Higher Education (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 13244
Expected start date: 30/09/2025