152 Childcare jobs in the United Kingdom

FAMILY / CHILDCARE SOLICITOR - SENIOR ROLE - PARTNER POTENTIAL - BRILLIANT FIRM - HYBRID WORKING POTENTIAL - A super opportunity in Family law at a substantial firm. -

Family / Childcare Solicitor / Partner - Berkshire / Surrey

An outstanding and rare senior opportunity in Family law for an experienced solicitor with a solid grounding in Family and Childcare matters at this excellent firm.

We are making a discreet search for a Solicitor with solid experience in Family and Childcare matters for a very well-respected multi-office firm. Applications for this post will be treated in the utmost confidence.

The work will involve a good range of Family law, but you will be specialising more in privately funded Childcare matters. Family or Children Panel membership or working towards such would be an advantage here but this is not essential, and you will be encouraged to develop this if desired.

You will be working as part of a well-run and successful team and encouraged to take a leading role in Family and Childcare matters, operating with a good degree of autonomy.

We would be very keen to hear from interested candidates as soon as possible.

Apply here or contact Charlotte at Austen Lloyd as soon as possible on for a confidential chat.

Austen Lloyd is a Specialist Legal Recruitment Agency. Please note our advertisements may use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we would be happy to consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills needed to perform the role CW 60989 : (Family / Childcare Solicitor / Associate / Partner -Berkshire West London)

Residential Childcare Support Worker

Salary : Unqualified: Base salary of £29,112.72 to £0,008.16 on successful completion of probation period

Qualified Salary: Base salary of 0,641.52

(Qualified Support Worker salary is based on the proven existing completion of a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent)

Specific Hours : 08:00am - 20:00pm (12 hour shifts)

Location : Greater London (Covering Area Camden homes in Camden, Haringey & Islington)

Area Camden

The ethos and culture of the Area Camden Group, as part of Polaris Community, is founded on core values of mutual respect and good parenting whilst being respectful to the values of privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights and fulfilment.

Our purpose is to provide the highest quality care within very high quality settings in our Greater London homes and to offer young people care, accommodation and support as close to a family environment as possible. The residential care we provide is for 11 to 18-year olds and our focus is centred on the needs of the child.

The welfare of our young people is paramount in the role of a Support Worker. Not only do Support Workers keep our young people safe, but as the daily care provider they also make a fundamental contribution to their care, learning and development. A key figure within the team, you'll build invaluable bridges between Area Camden and the local community, promoting social inclusion as you support people with emotional and behavioural difficulties to reach their full potential.

Main Responsibilities

• You will work with the team to promote and support the young people in our care, in leading a life of positive development by providing a safe and nurturing environment.
• A vital part of your role will be providing the young people with emotional and social support, helping them to develop meaningful relationships with other children and adults, as well as encouraging them to become involved with local communities.
• You will encourage and enable each young person's self-esteem to be raised in a positive manner and ensure that they are respected and valued.
• Encourage, support and enable each young person to make positive life choices and achievable levels of independence that help them develop to their full potential, and receive the essential care and attention.
• Responsible for a high level of recording. Great emphasis and importance is attached to the recording of events and observations which will include young people's daily and monthly progress, updating of children's files, child protection records, notification to appropriate people and health and safety checks.
• Continually assess the children and young peoples' needs. Under the direction of your manager, and other appropriate personnel, you will be responsible for the formulation, implementation and review of care plans.
• You will work closely with your manager, your team, the health advisor, social workers, therapists, teachers and other professionals. You may also be involved with the young people's families, especially when supervising contacts.
• Encourage and support the young people with all of their daily living needs in line with their individual care plan.
• Carry out domestic duties within the home, involving the children and young people where appropriate and plan, shop and prepare meals, ensuring they have a varied and well balanced diet.

Required Attributes

• Have the ability to engage with young people in a positive and proactive approach
• Be self-motivated with a positive nature
• Be sensitive and reflective
• Have the ability to listen and empathise
• Be able to work individually and within a team
• Have experience working in the care sector or residential care
• Hold a relevant qualification or be committed to undertake a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare - we are looking for passionate and caring individuals who we will support to gain a qualification.
• Be willing to work some Bank Holidays

Benefits

• A robust Induction and mandatory training program to up skill our workforce
• Progression within the organisation on promotion and development of given role
• Weekly rota on rotation 08:00am-20:00pm i.e. (1 week) - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday= 36 hours. (2 week) - Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday= 48 hours
• Minimum average of 168 hours per calendar month
• Waking Night contracts are also available
• 236 hours annual leave per annum (including bank holidays)
• Holiday increase per year - 12 extra hours for 3 years (capped at 272 hours)
• Pension scheme after a qualifying period
• Enrolment and funding to required qualification

Area Camden is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

Residential Support Worker

Location: Aldershot, Hampshire

Contract: Full Time, permanent

Specific Hours : 40 hours per week - shift pattern

Starting Salary:

• Base salary of £27,929.36 with the potential to earn up to £9,609.36 with sleep in shifts
• Salary after probation: Base salary of 9,088.80 with the potential to earn up to 0,768.80 with sleep in shifts

About Us:

Apple Orchard operates five residential homes across Surrey and West Sussex, set in peaceful rural surroundings. We provide nurturing, therapeutic homes for boys aged 12-18, many of whom have experienced significant trauma or disruption in their early lives. You'll help young people heal, grow, and reach their potential. You'll be part of a team that celebrates small wins, values individual contributions, and provides a safe, caring environment for everyone - including staff.

We're looking for compassionate, resilient and enthusiastic individuals to join our dedicated team of Residential Childcare Support Workers . Whether you're experienced or new to the role, if you're passionate about helping young people thrive, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

As a Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in the daily life of the young people we care for. You'll:

• Provide a safe, nurturing, and supportive home environment
• Plan and lead engaging activities to promote development and confidence
• Build trusting, stable relationships with young people, guiding them toward independence
• Keep clear and accurate records of behaviour, progress, and achievements
• Collaborate with local authorities and external professionals to ensure excellent standards of care
• Work as part of a committed, energetic team - supporting each other and contributing to a positive home culture

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• A passion for making a positive impact on young lives
• Experience working with teenagers or challenging behaviours (preferred)
• Flexibility to work varied shifts (including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins)
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (essential due to rural locations)

Desirable:

• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification
• Ability to manage behaviour with calmness and empathy
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
• A team player with a good sense of humour and emotional resilience
• Ability to follow procedures, write reports, and contribute to care plans

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and sleep-in allowances ( 5 per night, typically one per week)
• Every other weekend off
• Fully funded qualifications and professional development
• Clear promotion pathways and career progression
• Company pension
• Access to employee discount and wellbeing programmes

Apple Orchard is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

Residential Childcare Support Worker

Location: Horsham, West Sussex

Contract: Part- Time, permanent

Starting Salary: Base salary of £13,967.20 pro rata (£7,929.36 FTE) per annum with the potential to earn up to 5,647.20 with sleep in shifts

Salary after probation: Base salary of 4,549.60 pro rata ( 9,088.80 FTE) per annum with the potential to earn up to 6,229.60 with sleep in shifts

Specific Hours : 20 hours per week - shift pattern

Apple Orchard have five homes in Surrey and West Sussex. Each home is set in a rural location and offers a comfortable homely environment for young males aged 12-18 years. We currently have openings for experienced Residential Childcare Support Workers, and would also love to hear from those who are passionate about making a positive and lasting difference to young people, and who are willing to undertake the relevant training and qualifications needed.

We aim to help young people to develop insight into their experiences in order that they can move on from their often damaged traumatic past. We support them as they take steps to make sense of their lives by providing clear and safe boundaries and achievable goals. This includes positive reinforcement strategies such as reward charts and free time.

Central to our work is the need to provide a high level of nurturing which ensures all the basic needs of the young person are met to the highest standard. This includes providing a home that has a warm and friendly atmosphere where great emphasis is placed on building supportive relationships and positive attachments.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To ensure that a caring and motivating environment is provided for the young people that takes into account individual developmental needs and enables young people to reach their full potential
• To plan and prepare activities that meet the young people's needs and stimulates their learning and integration within the home.
• Keep well-informed of legislation, guidelines, policies to ensure the Children's Act, Children's homes regulations and the national minimum standards are met at all times. To be aware of all Ofsted guidance and information in regard to the home.
• To observe and assess young people's progress and keep accurate records of their achievements, behaviour and important events in their lives. To produce and keep up to date a life book for any young person for whom you have key working responsibilities.
• To work with local authorities/ placing authorities to ensure the care the young people receive is outstanding
• To establish and maintain positive working relationships with parents/carers in a way that supports young people's learning and development and values parental involvement where appropriate.
• To be flexible within working practices of the home e.g. To help, where needed, including undertaking domestic tasks within the home, which will include preparation of meals, cleaning, shopping etc.
• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the philosophy behind the home is fulfilled.
• To keep clear and legible records regarding the young people. To ensure that entries in records are legible, clearly expressed, non-stigmatising and distinguished as far as possible between fact, opinion and third-party information

Essential skills:

• The ideal candidate would have previous experience of working with teenage boys or challenging behaviour and have a willingness to further develop their skills.
• You must hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Due to the rural location of our services public transport would not be a viable option
• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification
• You would need to be willing to engage the young people in a wide range of activities and support them through their time at Apple Orchard; guiding them towards Independence and Adulthood.
• You will need to be flexible with your working hours and be able to work a mixture of days, evenings and weekends. This role requires shift work although you will have every other weekend off
• You must be able to challenge unacceptable behaviour, provide firm boundaries and provide care which meets the needs of the individual
• Must be able to work as part of a team
• To follow delegated tasks and handovers.
• Be able to maintain policies and procedures
• Can communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Have the ability to engage and listen

Benefits:

• Company pension
• 5 per sleep in (one per week x 48 weeks)
• Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme
• Access to wellbeing programmes via our Exchange Provision
• Promotion opportunities
• Fully funded training for your recognised qualifications

If you feel that you could use your skills to support this work through creating a caring and stimulating environment allowing for a range of opportunities and life experiences for the young people, then we want to hear from you.

Apple Orchard is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

Residential Childcare Support Worker

Location : Langford, North Somerset/ Bristol

Contract : Full Time, permanent

Specific Hours: 38 hours per week

Salary : Unqualified : Up to £32,375.89 with sleep in shifts

Qualified : Up to £3,640.53 with sleep in shifts

Headway Adolescent Resources were formed in 1999 and has established a good reputation in the residential adolescent childcare sector, and pride themselves in having the insight and ability to care for young people as individuals in a holistic manner, regardless of their background.

We are currently looking for Residential Childcare Workers to join our Residential homes!

Purpose of Job

Based in a children's residential home you will be working with young people with challenging behaviour, and you will need to be flexible, resilient, honest and well organised, as well as committed to providing a high standard of childcare to help young people achieve the best possible outcomes.

This is a permanent role with excellent career prospects and a comprehensive training programme within an expanding company. You will be working on average 38 hours per week - 2 days on and 4 days off shift pattern with 2 sleep-ins. In addition, you will be eligible for generous allowances for bank holidays, overtime hours, and performance related bonus scheme.

Essential skills

• Full manual driving license
• Be capable of working on their own initiative to a high level of accuracy, maintain clear, neat records
• Have good inter-personal skills, and be a positive team player
• The ability to complete daily records to meet statutory and policy requirements.
• Empathetic nature
• Have good oral and written communication skills in a variety of contexts
• The ability to engage, motivate and encourage young people

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience of working with young people
• Willing to work towards the fully funded qualification in level 3 Children and Young People (or already qualified)

Benefits:

• Holiday Allowance
• Pension Scheme (3% Employer contribution)
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A sleep in allowance of 6 per night as and when the business needs.

Polaris is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Polaris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Residential Support Worker

Location: Horsham, West Sussex

Contract: Part-Time, permanent

Starting Salary:

• Base salary: of £20,950.80 pro rata (£7,929.36 FTE) per annum with the potential to earn up to 2,630.80 with sleep in shifts
• Salary after probation: Base salary of 1,824.40 pro rata ( 9,088.80 FTE) per annum with the potential to earn up to 3,504.40 with sleep in shifts

Specific Hours: 30 hours per week - shift pattern

About Us:

Apple Orchard operates five residential homes across Surrey and West Sussex, set in peaceful rural surroundings. We provide nurturing, therapeutic homes for boys aged 12-18, many of whom have experienced significant trauma or disruption in their early lives. You'll help young people heal, grow, and reach their potential. You'll be part of a team that celebrates small wins, values individual contributions, and provides a safe, caring environment for everyone - including staff.

We're looking for compassionate, resilient and enthusiastic individuals to join our dedicated team of Residential Childcare Support Workers. Whether you're experienced or new to the role, if you're passionate about helping young people thrive, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

As a Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in the daily life of the young people we care for. You'll:

• Provide a safe, nurturing, and supportive home environment
• Plan and lead engaging activities to promote development and confidence
• Build trusting, stable relationships with young people, guiding them toward independence
• Keep clear and accurate records of behaviour, progress, and achievements
• Collaborate with local authorities and external professionals to ensure excellent standards of care
• Work as part of a committed, energetic team - supporting each other and contributing to a positive home culture

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• A passion for making a positive impact on young lives
• Experience working with teenagers or challenging behaviours (preferred)
• Flexibility to work varied shifts (including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins)
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (essential due to rural locations)

Desirable:

• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification
• Ability to manage behaviour with calmness and empathy
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
• A team player with a good sense of humour and emotional resilience
• Ability to follow procedures, write reports, and contribute to care plans

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and sleep-in allowances ( 5 per night, typically one per week)
• Every other weekend off
• Fully funded qualifications and professional development
• Clear promotion pathways and career progression
• Company pension
• Access to employee discount and wellbeing programmes

Apple Orchard is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

Starting Salary: £12.55 per hour

Location: Aldershot, Hampshire

Contract: Casual

Specific Hours: Shift Pattern- ad-hoc cover

Apple Orchard has five homes in Surrey and West Sussex. Each home is set in a rural location and offers a comfortable homely environment for young males aged 13-18 years. We are looking for Residential Support Workers to join our team on a casual basis. This amazing opportunity will also allow you flexibility to work hours you can commit to with no contractual obligation.

We aim to help young people to develop insight into their experiences in order that they can move on from their often damaged traumatic past. We support them as they take steps to make sense of their lives by providing clear and safe boundaries and achievable goals. This includes positive reinforcement strategies such as reward charts and free time.

Central to our work is the need to provide a high level of nurturing which ensures all the basic needs of the young person are met to the highest standard. This includes providing a home that has a warm and friendly atmosphere where great emphasis is placed on building supportive relationships and positive attachments.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To ensure that a caring and motivating environment is provided for the young people that takes into account individual developmental needs and enables young people to reach their full potential
• To plan and prepare activities that meet the young people's needs and stimulates their learning and integration within the home.
• Keep well-informed of legislation, guidelines, policies to ensure the Children's Act, Children's homes regulations and the national minimum standards are met at all times. To be aware of all Ofsted guidance and information in regard to the home.
• To observe and assess young people's progress and keep accurate records of their achievements, behaviour and important events in their lives. To produce and keep up to date a life book for any young person for whom you have key working responsibilities.
• To work with local authorities/ placing authorities to ensure the care the young people receive is outstanding
• To establish and maintain positive working relationships with parents/carers in a way that supports young people's learning and development and values parental involvement where appropriate.
• To be flexible within working practices of the home e.g. To help, where needed, including undertaking domestic tasks within the home, which will include preparation of meals, cleaning, shopping etc.
• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the philosophy behind the home is fulfilled.
• To keep clear and legible records regarding the young people. To ensure that entries in records are legible, clearly expressed, non-stigmatising and distinguished as far as possible between fact, opinion and third-party information

Essential skills:

• The ideal candidate would have previous experience of working with teenage boys or challenging behaviour and have a willingness to further develop their skills.
• You must hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Due to the rural location of our services public transport would not be a viable option
• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
• You would need to be willing to engage the young people in a wide range of activities and support them through their time at Apple Orchard; guiding them towards Independence and Adulthood.
• You will need to be flexible with your working hours and be able to work a mixture of days, evenings and weekends. This role requires shift work although you will have every other weekend off
• You must be able to challenge unacceptable behaviour, provide firm boundaries and provide care which meets the needs of the individual
• Must be able to work as part of a team
• To follow delegated tasks and handovers.
• Be able to maintain policies and procedures
• Can communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Have the ability to engage and listen

Apple Orchard is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

Residential Childcare Support Worker

Location : Headsnook, Brampton (as well as other locations in Carlisle)

Contract Type : Part-time, permanent

Specific Hours : 30 hours per week - shift pattern

Unqualified Basic Salary: £19,843.20 pro rata £7,781.80 FTE) per annum with a potential to earn up to 3,100.48 with sleep in shifts

Qualified Basic Salary: 0,514 pro rata ( 8,719.60 FTE) per annum with a potential to earn up to 3,771.28 with sleep in shifts.

(Qualified Care Worker salary is based on the proven existing completion of a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare)

North Lakes Children's Services is a well-established local provider of residential care and education for boys aged 6-18. We improve the resilience, self-esteem and abilities of all the young people we work with.

As a Residential Support Worker there is a high expectation placed on you to be "strong, committed and passionate" about your role. The young people are at the centre of everything we do - both for and with them. You are a role model, a listening ear, a warm and approachable person and potentially someone who could inspire and make a massive and significant impact on a young person's life, their choices, who they are and who they can be! You need to promote, support and facilitate the creation of "happy memories" and have fun with them to do so.

We are currently seeking permanent Support Workers to join our team who have a warm and approachable manner, and feel they can make a significant impact on a young person's life in how they recover from early life experiences.

Main Duties

In each home we have detailed shift planners/diaries/handover documents that will outline the specific daily duties and tasks that you will be required to complete, these will be specific to whether it is term-time (school days) or during holiday periods as some of the tasks will differ. The following is a summary of some of your duties during term-time

• Supporting all of the boys daily routines, including getting them up, promoting personal hygiene routines, meals, either school runs or activities
• Supporting room cleans/developing of life skills/independence, promoting socialisation and supporting bed-time routines
• Attending medical/other appointments
• Supporting the plans on the activity planners
• Completion of day sheets for the boys and working with them on their targets
• Completing handover documents/ tasks
• Completion of all daily paperwork
• Completing budgeting requirements
• Completion of daily room checks and daily housecleaning tasks
• Complete any food/other shopping needs, including meal preparation and kitchen hygiene/laundry duties
• Completion of any specific checks such as COSHH, Fire Checks/Car checks
• Liaising and building appropriate relationships with the families, working to find out about special dates for boys and ensuring these are noted/marked, sorting and planning family time contacts

As well as completing the daily tasks, your role will also include being a Keyworker. This should be a privileged role for you with our boys, try to think out of the box and do that little bit extra to help create special occasions and opportunities for them, build strong bonds, show and display warmth, empathy and genuine care.

All Applicants must have:

• Flexibility in your availability is a must as the role will involve sleep in nights and shift work of 14 hours - typically 2 full days on, 2 days off. Rotating start times of 08:00, 12:00, 14:00
• Have an understanding of the issues that face young people in care
• Hold Residential Childcare/Families Practitioner Diploma/Children and Young People's Workforce/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent - or be willing to work towards a required qualification
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Be willing to learn
• Be able to work well as part of a small team
• Be willing to undertake a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position. Your DBS check shall be paid for by ourselves
• Experience with Emotional Behavioural Disorder, Social/Residential Work or Youth Work would be advantageous.
• Have a full, clean UK driving licence and be able to cover at other Residential Homes as and when needed.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join an established Children's service who will offer you:

• A sleep-in allowance of 2.64 per night- potential extra earning of up to
• Up to 6 week's holiday per year
• A rota pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off, with staggered start times ranging from 8am, 12noon or 2pm (i.e. 8am-10pm, 12pm-10pm or 2pm-10pm)
• All meals on duty are provided
• Company pension
• Access to our Exchange Employee Discount Scheme
• Access to wellbeing programmes via our Exchange Provision
• Comprehensive training programme, followed by a comprehensive and ongoing CPD Programme
• Access to qualifications (Including Diploma 3/Diploma 5)
• Promotion opportunities
• Monthly clinical and professional supervisions, access to therapeutic support

North Lakes Children's Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The company committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.