Children’s homes career pathway and vacancies

Our current children's homes vacancies

Currently we have the following vacancies available:

Please note: Whilst our positions are open to all applicants, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for any of our roles; therefore, all applicants must have at the point of their application a minimum 26 months' Right to Work in the UK remaining.

If you are on a limited visa, you must have a minimum of 26 months remaining.

Recruitment process (step by step)

  1. Submit your application - Ensure your application is submitted before the deadline noted on the advert.
  2. Interview invitation - If your application is successful (meaning you scored high) you will be invited to an in-person interview.
  3. Meet our young people - If you pass the interview, you will be invited to one of our children’s homes approx 1 week later
  4. Conditional Job offer - If the feedback from our young people is also positive, we will send you a conditional job offer.
  5. Compliance checks - We will begin the Ofsted Schedule 2 checks, which include verifying your right-to-work documents, employment history, references etc and completing a DBS check. This process can take up to 2 months. Once completed and approved, your job offer will be fully confirmed and the start date formalised.
  6. Probation and Diploma enrolment - After successfully completing a  4-month probation period, you will be enrolled onto your Level 3/4 Residential Childcare Diploma program, which you will have 2 years to complete. 

We're here to support you 

If you have any questions about our roles, the application process, or if you'd like an informal chat about our services, please contact us via email at childrenshomeshr@coventry.gov.uk.

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