Senior Residential Child Care Worker
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,124 to £39,513 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Together for Children Sunderland |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Senior Residential Child Care Worker
Grade 7 SCP 26 - 30 £36,124 - £39,513 pa
Plus 10% alternating shift allowance, and sleep ins (payable at £40.76 per sleep in).
This is your opportunity to join our ‘Outstanding’ Company and make a difference!
We are proud that Together for Children Sunderland is rated ‘outstanding’ in a judgement by Ofsted in 2021, and have maintained the outstanding rating in 2025, in recognition of the stability of our very well supported and talented workforce who deliver an ongoing commitment to improving children’s outcomes. Join us and help us in continuing our outstanding journey!
We are recruiting to one of our Children’s’ Homes and are looking for suitably skilled, experienced and enthusiastic individual to join an established Senior Team and Residential Child Care Workers.
Children’s Homes by their nature can provide both challenges and opportunities and the successful candidate will need to demonstrate resilience, motivation and creativity to meet the needs of our young people.
The role requires shift working 365 days per year, evenings, weekends, bank holidays and sleep ins.
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and barring Service.
For an informal discussion please contact Michael More on 0191 5484185.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post please contact peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk
Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We’re striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and diversity is celebrated by everyone.
As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks:
Menopause Network
Accessibility Network
LGBTQ+ Network
Racial Equality Network
Armed Forces Network
We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background.
If you have a disability please do reach out to our Accessibility Network Chair to hear how we can support you during the recruitment process and if you are successful, in the workplace EDI@togetherforchildren.org.uk
Grade 7 SCP 26 - 30 £36,124 - £39,513 pa
Plus 10% alternating shift allowance, and sleep ins (payable at £40.76 per sleep in).
This is your opportunity to join our ‘Outstanding’ Company and make a difference!
We are proud that Together for Children Sunderland is rated ‘outstanding’ in a judgement by Ofsted in 2021, and have maintained the outstanding rating in 2025, in recognition of the stability of our very well supported and talented workforce who deliver an ongoing commitment to improving children’s outcomes. Join us and help us in continuing our outstanding journey!
We are recruiting to one of our Children’s’ Homes and are looking for suitably skilled, experienced and enthusiastic individual to join an established Senior Team and Residential Child Care Workers.
Children’s Homes by their nature can provide both challenges and opportunities and the successful candidate will need to demonstrate resilience, motivation and creativity to meet the needs of our young people.
The role requires shift working 365 days per year, evenings, weekends, bank holidays and sleep ins.
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and barring Service.
For an informal discussion please contact Michael More on 0191 5484185.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post please contact peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk
Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We’re striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and diversity is celebrated by everyone.
As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks:
Menopause Network
Accessibility Network
LGBTQ+ Network
Racial Equality Network
Armed Forces Network
We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background.
If you have a disability please do reach out to our Accessibility Network Chair to hear how we can support you during the recruitment process and if you are successful, in the workplace EDI@togetherforchildren.org.uk