Children'S Residential Practitioner

Warwickshire County Council; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sleep-in payments

Weekend and bank holiday enhancements

Dedicated supervision and training

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a dedicated Residential Care Practitioner to join our Children’s Homes in the Nuneaton area. The role involves providing daily care, building trusting relationships with children and families, and supporting engagement in education, health appointments, hobbies, and community activities.

The post offers comprehensive induction, ongoing training, and pathways for professional development within Children’s Services, with opportunities for progression and

Qualifications

• Demonstrates passion for improving outcomes for children and young people.
• Ability to build positive relationships with young people and families.
• Resilient, caring, and emotionally intelligent approach to care.
• Reflective and restorative mindset for supporting young people.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality day-to-day care and support to children and young people.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with young people and their families.
• Help children access education, health appointments, activities, and community involvement.
• Contribute to care planning and ensure plans are followed.
• Promote physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of young people.
• Maintain accurate records and reports.
• Follow safeguarding procedures and relevant policies.

Skills

Compassionate care

Relationship building

Emotional intelligence

Reflective practice

Willingness to learn

Job description

Make a Difference to a Child’s Life Every Day – Join Our Children’s Homes Team

Do you want a career where you can genuinely change a young person's life? Are you passionate about helping children and young people achieve their potential? Would you like to work for an organisation that invests in your development, values your contribution, and offers excellent career progression opportunities?

If so, Warwickshire County Council would love to hear from you.

We are looking for enthusiastic, caring, and committed individuals to join our established Children's Residential Care Teams in our Good-rated children’s home in Nuneaton. Our homes provide safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environments where children and young people can thrive, develop positive relationships, and achieve the best possible outcomes. This is an opportunity to join experienced teams who are committed to delivering high-quality care and support every day.

Why Join Us?

At Warwickshire, our children's homes are recognised for the quality of care they provide, with Ofsted judging our homes as Good. Our dedicated teams work together to create stable, positive homes where young people feel valued, supported, and encouraged to succeed. As a Residential Care Practitioner, you will play a vital role in helping young people build confidence, develop independence, and reach their goals

The Role

Working as part of a supportive and experienced team, you will:

• Provide high-quality day-to-day care and support to children and young people.
• Build positive and trusting relationships with young people and their families.
• Support children to access education, health appointments, hobbies, and community activities.
• Contribute to care planning and ensure care plans are followed.
• Promote young people's physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
• Maintain accurate records and reports.
• Ensure all statutory regulations, policies, and safeguarding procedures are followed.
• Promote equality, diversity, anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practice.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for people who:

• Are passionate about improving the lives of children and young people.
• Can build positive relationships and communicate effectively.
• Are resilient, caring, and emotionally intelligent.
• Have a reflective and restorative approach to supporting young people.
• Are committed to learning and developing professionally.
• Want to be part of a team that makes a real difference.
• Previous residential care experience is welcome but not essential. We value the right attitude, commitment, and potential.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to care for Warwickshire's own children and young people.
• A supportive and experienced management team.
• Comprehensive induction and training programme.
• Fully funded Level 3 Children and Young People's Workforce qualification (if required).
• Career progression opportunities within Children's Services.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling and wellbeing support.
• Structured supervision and ongoing professional development.
• Senior leadership and on-call support available at all times.

Plus:

• Additional payments for unsociable hours.
• Sleep-in payments.
• Weekend and bank holiday enhancements where applicable.
• Working Pattern

This role involves shift work including:

• Early and late shifts.
• Bank holidays.
• Participation in the on-call rota where required.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you are a people person who believes every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, and you

want a rewarding career where no two days are the same, we would love to hear from you.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

Closing date: 24th September 2026
Interview date: 1st October 2026

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more

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