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🌟 Join The Retreat – Make a Real Difference as a Children's Residential Care Worker! 🌟
Are you ready to transform young lives while building a career you can be proud of? Esland’s Solo home The Retreat, rated Good by Ofsted, is looking for a Children’s Residential Care Worker to join our passionate, dedicated team. Every day here is full of purpose, growth, and the chance to make a lasting impact.
Nestled in a peaceful residential area, The Retreat is a place where children thrive. Our young person enjoys a mix of hobbies, including:
* Outdoors & Experiences: trips to parks, shopping, trampolining meals out and clubs
* Indoors: cooking, movie nights & gaming.
🕒 What You’ll Do
* Deliver high-quality care and emotional support to children, ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
* Inspire brighter futures with consistency, compassion, and resilience.
* Be part of a dedicated team in a 365-day service, with structured rotas and long shifts (7.30am–11pm), including sleep-in nights.
💰 What You’ll Earn
* Annual salary: £34,402 – £35,025 (based on £13.45–£13.75 + 8 sleep-ins/month; dependent on qualifications) (Pay rate effective from 1st April 2026)
* Opportunity for additional earnings through enhanced overtime and extra shifts
✅ What You’ll Need
* Full UK Driving Licence
* Must be 21+ and have the right to work in the UK (sponsorship not available)
* Experience in childcare or the wider care sector is required
✨ Why Join The Retreat House?
* Work in a home rated Good by Ofsted, reflecting our commitment to quality care
* Be part of a supportive, professional team
* Make a meaningful difference every single day
* Career development with clear routes for progression and opportunities to gain professional qualifications
* BILD-accredited, paid induction training to ensure you feel confident and supported
* Exclusive staff benefits: access to a company app for discounts, online medical support, financial advice, and counselling
* A day off for your birthday, in addition to your holiday entitlement
* Free use of our holiday home in the Peak District
* A £500 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus
Join The Retreat and be part of something extraordinary — where your work truly makes a difference every day.
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With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.
This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.
With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.