Job Title: Residential Care Worker
Location: Ripley, Derbyshire or Heanor, Derbyshire
Salary: Estimated £35,481.60 – £39,475.20 per annum (based on 160 hours per month plus 11 sleep-ins per month at £80 each — actual number of sleep-ins to be confirmed)
Hourly Rate: £12.98 to £15.06, dependent on experience, plus £80 per sleep-in
Working Hours / Shift Pattern: 6 week rolling rota, averaging 39 hours per week. Shifts run 10am – 10.30am, including sleep-in
Sleep-ins: £80 per sleep-in
Service: Children’s Home (therapeutic, trauma-informed care)
Service Users: Aged 14 – 16, boys and girls
The Home:
- Number of beds: 3
- Ofsted rating: Good or Outstanding
Who we are looking for:
Someone who is compassionate, resilient and committed to helping young people recover from developmental trauma, and who wants to work within an attachment-based, trauma-informed therapeutic model rather than a purely custodial or care-only setting.
Who you will be working for:
- Company type: An Ofsted registered therapeutic children’s residential provider
- Approach: Care guided by theories of attachment, neurobiology and trauma, supported by a dedicated clinical psychologist using the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) model
Why this home & company:
- Progression: Genuine opportunities for growth, with time, training and supervision provided to support career development
- Training / qualifications: Comprehensive trauma-informed therapeutic training and support packages provided
- Benefits: Competitive salary
- Ethos: Built around the values of Trust, Repair, Acceptance, Understanding, Mindfulness and Accountability
- Culture: A nurturing, family-style therapeutic environment focused on helping children grow beyond their trauma and reach their full potential
Sponsorship is not available.
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