Are you a caring and enthusiastic person that wants to play a part in making a real difference in a child’s life?
We are looking for that special someone to join the team at our children’s home in Keighley. Someone who embodies resilience, empathy, and a deep commitment to making a positive impact. Someone who can believe in the untapped potential of children when others may have given up. You will also need to be willing and happy to get immersed in all sorts of activities – from arts and crafting to gaming buddy, cinema or swimming coach to cooking. As a role model and mentor, you will play a key part in the child’s support system, providing valuable guidance and care to help them thrive. You will be the hero in their story as you help them build healthy relationships. It can be tough, it can be challenging, but it is always incredibly rewarding.
Steps for Tomorrow,
Our staff provide care, support and interventions to ensure each child, and their family or caretakers can engage, heal and thrive.
The main purpose of placing children in Steps for Tomorrow is settlement into a foster care placement or back to their family home, without prejudice or stigma associated with the adverse experiences that has made life traumatic for them in the past.
Our staff are committed to promoting the confidence, positive mental health, and well-being of the children in our care.
Hourly Rate: £15.07 plus "sleep in" payments of £43.90 per sleep.
Post: Care Bank Residential Childcare Support Worker
Location: Keighley
Closing Date : once positions are filled.
Interview Date: TBC
At Steps for Tomorrow , we believe that with support and opportunities, children can overcome challenges and shape their future. We see their untold stories, possibilities, dreams, and their potential – and we believe in their ability to rewrite their destiny. All while having lots of fun along the way.
Our work is about supporting children whose lives have been affected by childhood trauma, to build authentic and caring relationships with adults who continuously role model healthy behaviour and offer a creative combination of good boundaries, high hopes and expectations, sensitive care and positive experiences. Our work enables our children to feel valued and respected, from here they can grow through cherish and challenge.
Steps for Tomorrow is a particularly nurturing, fun, structured and comfortable home that is also an encouraging and calm place, offering our children a wide range of opportunities and experiences to ensure they can feel confident and loved enabling them to thrive and to feel fully prepared for their next steps.
Catholic Care is a vibrant and forward-thinking charity that continuously adapts its services to meet the needs of today and tomorrow. Our specialist support enables children to live happy and fulfilling lives. Our children are at the heart of all we do and we work together with them to agree how we will support their needs and aspirations
Each year the work we do makes a positive difference to nearly 4,000 people, both through our CQC and Ofsted regulated services and in our local communities. We care passionately about the people we support who remain at the heart of what we do. We are a values led charity. Our values are what drive everything we do. They help us to make decisions about what we do, how we do it and who we do it for.
Your wellbeing is important to us and we will make sure you feel valued and part of the Team. We are a Mindful Employer and accredited with Investors In People and our approaches are there to support you along the way. We also offer benefits which reflect your hard work, including generous annual leave, pension scheme and sick pay policy.
Our trauma informed staff specialise in providing nurture and care to children who are looked after. We work hard to create a home environment that exceeds the needs of our children enabling them to express their characters, feel safe and enrich their lives.
The children that we care for can demonstrate a wide range of behaviours and can be very demanding of time, attention, and emotions. A care bank residential childcare worker advocates pro-actively for each child’s needs, rights, views, and ensures that these are met.
They also make certain that each child’s individuality, difference and diversity are always appreciated and that our children are provided with equal opportunities and are not discriminated against. Care bank residential childcare workers encourage each child to be involved in all aspects of their care. This will involve skill development, problem-solving and assessment of risk, while being mindful of their individual capabilities.
Competitive hourly rate
Comprehensive Induction programme with ongoing learning and development
Career progression opportunities
Regular supervision
Regular performance and development meetings to support your ongoing development
Investors in People and Mindful Employer
If you require any help or would like more information please email
Catholic Care is an Equal Opportunities employer.
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