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St Christopher's Fellowship is seeking Experienced Practitioners for its Children's Home in London. This full-time role offers a salary starting at £27,248 per annum with advancement opportunities in a supportive environment dedicated to the well-being of young people. Join a committed team making a meaningful impact in the lives of those in residential care.
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St Christopher's Fellowship
London, United Kingdom
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29.06.2025
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*Experienced Practitioners, Days – Children’s Home - London
40 hours per week shift work- including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
Overtime / bank holidays paid time-and-a-half and 2 weekends off per month
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £27,248per annum, with potential to rise to £30,682 incrementally based on performance
Looking for fantastic career progression, excellent training and therapeutic support? Join our committed and professional team and make a difference to young people living in residential care, where no two days are the same!
Watch our short video to gain an insight into our working life here at St Christopher’s
AboutUs
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.
St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.
We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.
St Christopher’s Academy
At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you acareerwhere you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.
When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions.If you want to learn more aboutSt Christopher’s Academy, please clickhere
Weare proud that 84%of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions.
About the role
As an Experienced Practitioner, you will provide direct support and care for our young people who have complex emotional and mental health difficulties (such as trauma and loss) and can struggle to regulate their emotions.
Working within a therapeutic framework, you will develop a direct programme of work aimed at developing authentic relationships with our children and young people (aged 12 – 17 years old), you will also have responsibility for making sure our residents are safe, providing support, liaison with other professionals and completion of support documents to record information.
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