Salary
£34,488 - £36,048 per annum.
Package
Permanent, full-time, 36 hours per week.
Job category/type
Children's Social Care
Date posted
16/09/2025
Job reference
R0007065
About us at Hounslow
We'd love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we've built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London's most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in "Harness the Mix". It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There's space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.
Our Benefits
If you join us, you'll have access to a range of employee benefits. Read more about these here.
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and supportive staff team at The Ride Children's Home. In this role, you will work directly with vulnerable young people in a residential setting, playing a key role in their care and development. The position involves supervising colleagues, working different shifts, including early shifts and sleep-ins, as part of a professional and dedicated team. You will be expected to deliver a high standard of care, ensuring the safety, well-being, and progression of each young person. In return, you will receive ongoing support and opportunities for professional development, helping you grow and thrive within your role.
About The Team You'll Be Working In
The Ride Children's Home is a residential home for 12 – 18 years old young people. The home is licenced accommodate up to six children with emotional and or behavioural difficulties.
You will be expected to deliver a high standard of care, ensuring the safety, well-being, and progression of each young person. In return, you will receive ongoing support and opportunities for professional development, helping you grow and thrive within your role. You will report to the Deputy Manager who will line manage you.
About You
Person specification quality required for the role:
* Extensive experience working directly with children and young people, preferably in a residential setting, delivering targeted key work to develop individualized plans and assessments.
* Proven ability to write clear, concise, and analytical reports, communicating effectively and professionally with colleagues, parents, and external professionals.
* Strong literacy and IT skills, proficient in maintaining accurate children's records, report writing, and conducting staff supervision.
* Well-versed in adhering to internal policies and procedures while fulfilling statutory responsibilities.
* Experienced in providing supervision and support to colleagues to promote professional development and effective team functioning.
* Ability to plan and coordinate fun and educational activities for the young people.
* Enhanced DBS check is required.
Read more about the work you'll be doing in the Role Profile.
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles
When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:
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Telephone:
Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 2nd October 2025.