Children's Residential Care Worker - Part time

Northamptonshire Childrens Trust; Corby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 28 days

LGPS + life cover

Leave purchase option

NVQ study support

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts

Flexible working

Learning & development

Free parking

Free meals

Job summary

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is seeking a part-time Residential Care Worker to support five‑bedroom homes for young people with emotional and behavioural needs. The role covers early and late shifts, weekend work, and enhancements for unsocial hours.

You will help with daily life, school tasks and life skills, accompany to appointments, and organise activities; a family‑like atmosphere is encouraged to promote trust and positive development.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day life and life skills for young people.
• Accompany residents to health, education and other appointments.
• Plan and join days out and holidays to create positive experiences.
• Foster a family-like environment with shared meals and positive relationships.

Skills

Driving licence

Self-motivation

Patience

Flexibility

Job description

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Children's Residential Care Worker - Part time

Job Reference Ref/77/9310

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Part Time

Salary Range:

£13.44-£14.45 Hourly with enhancements paid on top of the basic hourly rate for unsocial hours, Sunday/ Bank Holiday working, standby and sleep ins.

Working Hours:

18.5

Location:

Closing Date:

29/09/2026

Job Category:

Children's Homes

Organisation:

Northamptonshire Children's Trust

• 28days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days,after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
• We will pay for you to complete qualifications including NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Extensive Learning & Development andcareer development opportunities
• Free parking on site plus heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
• Free meals whilst on shift

About the role

Are you looking for a varied, challenging and rewarding part time position where you can help and mentor young people?

You will be working in a five-bedroom residential home, helping young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties to achieve positive outcomes. You will work a mixture of early and late shifts and alternative weekends with enhancements paid on top of the basic hourly rate for any unsocial hours, Sunday/ Bank Holiday working, standby and sleep ins. 7.30am-3.15pm early shift. 2.45pm-10.30pm late shift. There is also an opportunity for overtime.

This is a part time opportunity of 18.5 hours and the hourly basic salary would be £13.44 - £14.45

What will you be doing?

The role includes supporting with day-to-day life, schoolwork, life skills where applicable, accompanying our Young People to health, education and other appointments.

There are also days out to the cinema, shopping or even theme parks and holidays as we try and create positive experiences for our young people.

We are a small home so we encourage a “family feel” where possible, this involves eating our meals together, creating positive relationships and supporting our residents through key work.

If you have particular skills or hobbies, such as fishing, cooking, fitness, that might enrich our young people’s experience then there’s an opportunity to use these.

About you

You need to be self‑motivated, enthusiastic, patient and flexible amongst other things. You will find it easy to establish and build positive relationships with Young People.

Youmust hold a full UK driving licenceas you will be drivingour Young People to appointments or activities.

Experience of working with young people in either a professional or voluntary capacity is desirable, as is evidence of an ongoing interest and commitment to young people.

When we asked our young people that live at Raven what makes a good Residential Care Worker they said “Someone with a personality that you can have a joke with and who smiles. Someone that you can talk to and trust with things, someone that’s understanding.”

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check

Please note we do not offer sponsorship for this role so you should already have the right to work in the UK.

About us

At Northamptonshire Children’s Trust, children, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Every decision we make and every action we take is guided by our commitment to delivering high-quality services that make a lasting difference to the lives of children, young people and families across Northamptonshire.

We know that our people are our greatest strength. Our workforce is at the centre of our success, and we are committed to creating an environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and empowered to do the best job of their lives every day. We foster a culture built on kindness, collaboration and trust, where achievements are recognised, ideas are welcomed and innovation is encouraged.

We are proud of the positive impact we make together and delighted that our work has been recognised by Ofsted, with an Outstanding rating for Leadership and Management and Goodratings across Help and Protection, Children in Care and Care Leavers.

At NCT equality, diversity and inclusion are part of us and in everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and thrive in our organisation. We are a Disability Confident employer and have a commitment to care leavers, who we guarantee an interview if they meet the essential criteria.

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of an ambitious, supportive and forward-thinking organisation, Northamptonshire Children’s Trust could be the place for you.

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