Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with learning disabilities, autism, complex health conditions, and challenging behaviour?
Trinity Road is a brand new Children's Home due to open in February 2026. We are seeking dedicated and experienced Child Care Officers to join our supportive and nurturing team. We also recognise the benefits of transferable skills particularly from Education or Social Work so please let us know what you are passionate about and what you could bring to our team.
About Trinity Road:
Trinity Road will be a specialist long-stay home providing care for up to 4 children with a range of learning disabilities. Our aim is to create a nurturing environment where children can develop the skills and confidence, they need for day-to-day life. We support children with emotional well-being, health, and social needs, tailoring our care to meet their individual requirements.
This is an exciting time to join us, and we need the right talent to help us to continue to improve and grow our services.
We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals who have experience of working with children. You will receive full support, ongoing training, and development opportunities.
The Residential provision is a 24hr service, applicants for these roles will be expected to work shifts, some weekends, and bank holidays.
Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement comprehensive care plans tailored to each child's unique needs and preferences.
* Foster a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment where children feel valued and empowered.
* Utilise a range of communication and visual aids to ensure children can express their wishes and feelings.
* Collaborate with parents, schools, social workers, and other professionals to ensure consistency and progress in children's development.
* Encourage and empower children to become as independent as possible, supporting them with everyday tasks such as preparing food, personal hygiene, and self-care.
* Maintain regular communication with school staff to promote continuity and development.
* The ability to organise activities tailored to the individual needs of the children.
* To maintain high quality childcare standards within the principles of the Care Standards Act 2000, and the Children's Homes Regulations and Quality standards 2015. Children's Act 1989 and 2004, Working together to safeguard children 2015, Safeguarding disabled children 2009.
About you:
* Experience working with children with learning disabilities, autism, complex health conditions, and challenging behaviour.
* Strong organisation and time managements skills.
* Excellent communication skills, with experience in using communication aids.
* A compassionate and patient approach, with a commitment to providing high-quality care.
* Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers, a range of professionals and stakeholders.
* Relevant qualifications in childcare are desirable.
Our offer to you: We offer a vast range of brilliant incentives to our BCT employees. Come join us to receive (not limited to):
* A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
* Generous Pension Scheme.
* Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
* Dedicated Practice Hub supporting continued training and career progression.
If you’re a passionate, experienced childcare professional ready to help shape young lives while driving high standards of care, we’d love to hear from you!
Onboarding Process: Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required undergo a series of background checks with Experian Including Experian DBS, Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre-employment requirements. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.