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Children's home career pathway

Looking for a role where you can make a real difference and grow your career? We’ve got a pathway just for you! Whether you're just starting out with no experience or ready to step into leadership, we offer a range of exciting opportunities:

With every role, you’ll be part of a passionate team, changing lives and building brighter futures for children and young people.

What you’ll earn with us

  • Registered Manager - £51,356 to £57,403 plus £6,846 market supplement and additional on call payments
  • Deputy Manager - £39, 152 to £46,142 [£43,067 to £50,756 per annum inc. shift allowances] with additional payment for sleeping in duties & out of hours on-call  
  • Senior Residential Children's Worker - £33,699 to £39,862 [£38,416 to £45,442 per annum inc. shift allowances] with additional payment for sleeping in duties. 
  • Residential Children's Worker - £28,598 to £34,434 pro rata per annum (£32,601 to £39,254 pro rata pa inc. shift allowances) 
  • Relief Worker (RCW) - £14.82 per hour 
  • Residential Night Care Worker - £25,989 to £29,540 pro rata per annum [£34,565 to £39,288 pro rata pa inc. shift allowances] 

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 [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/file/45077/coventry-city-council-application-process], or if you'd like an informal chat about our services, please contact us via email at childrenshomeshr@coventry.gov.uk [mailto:childrenshomeshr@coventry.gov.uk].

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