RESIDENTIAL CARE WORKER
CONTRACT: Full-Time, permanent
SALARY: Trainee Residential Care Worker: NJC scale 15-16 (£30,024.00 – £30,518.00) Residential Care Worker: NJC scale point 17 – 22 (£31,022.00 - £33.699.00)
HOURS OF WORK: Average 37 hours per week on a rota (including weekends, evenings and sleep-in shifts and bank holidays).
CLOSING DATE: Sunday 8th March 2026, Midnight
INTERVIEW DATE: W/C 16th March 2026
START DATE: To be confirmed
About the Role:
As a Residential Care Worker at William Henry Smith Therapeutic Children's Home, you will provide trauma-informed, therapeutic care to children and young people within a nurturing residential setting. Guided by our PACE model, you will build safe, trusting relationships that support each child’s emotional wellbeing, development and positive outcomes.
You will work directly with children to meet their daily care, safeguarding and behavioural needs, acting as a positive role model while promoting resilience, independence and self-esteem. The role involves shift work, including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins, and requires a calm, reflective approach to managing challenging situations.
You will be supported through ongoing training, reflective supervision and professional development to ensure high-quality, child-centred practice.
About You:
We’re looking for someone who is:
* Personally aligned with our values and committed to our mission
* Organised with administrative capabilities
* Confident in communicating professionally and warmly with a diverse range of stakeholders
* Meticulous in their work, demonstrating accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities
* Flexible and willing to support across Foundation sites when required
* Committed to ongoing professional development and training
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2013)
Posts which involve substantial access to children are exempt from provisions contained within this Act under which the job applicants are entitled to withhold information about any previous criminal background which is either unspent or would otherwise be considered ‘spent’ under the terms of the Act. However, changes to the legislation in 2013 mean that spent convictions may be protected and do not have to be disclosed to prospective employers. Employers cannot take protected offences into account when making employment decisions. If the job for which you have applied involves substantial access to children and you have been shortlisted for the post, you will be provided with a form on which you will be asked to disclose any relevant previous criminal background. We will provide more information on protected offences at that stage. If you are the successful applicant you will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service disclosure & we will also check the DBS barred list (children). Failure to complete this form will result in your application not proceeding any further. The possession of a criminal record will not automatically debar you from consideration for the post for which you have applied. Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.
Visits to the William Henry Smith Foundation are highly recommended prior to making an application.
For further information on this post or to arrange a visit please contact the HR department on email address: HR@WHSFOUNDATION.ORG.UK or 01484 710 123
Our Recruitment Pack includes information on the Foundation, Job Description and Person Specification, please ensure you utilise this document when completing your application form
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