Therapeutic Care Practitioner (Children's Residential Support Worker) (Sleep-in shifts required)

Join our tribe and help create a safe, nurturing environment for children with trauma backgrounds. We are seeking resilient, loving professionals to develop strong bonds and deliver therapeutic care.

The Role: Key Responsibilities

• Work full\-time (approx. 173 hours/month) to achieve life\-changing outcomes.


• Implement our therapeutic model, looking beyond behaviour to meet underlying needs.


• Support children's progress in education, emotional regulation, and healthy habit development.


• Maintain a high\-nurture, high\-structure environment with positive routines.


• Work a rota pattern (typically 2/3 shifts per week) including min. two sleep shifts weekly.

• Experience: Some background working with children or adults who have trauma, learning, or mental health difficulties.


• Attributes: High resilience, emotional maturity, solution\-oriented, and high energy.


• Skills: Ability to make sound decisions under pressure.


• Knowledge: Understanding of safeguarding principles.


• Commute: Ashford/Maidstone, Kent


• Note: We cannot offer VISA sponsorship. Full\-time commitment is required.

• Salary: £29,980 for Senior Practitioner with Level 4 NVQ \- £27,540 Base Salary \+ £60 per sleep shift (£5,640 annually for 2 sleeps/week).


• Health: Comprehensive private medical and wellness package.


• Leave: 29 days annual leave (\+1 day per year of service). Bank holidays paid at time and a half.


• Development: Best\-in\-class therapeutic training, clinical supervision, and opportunity for the Level 4 NVQ Diploma.


• Perks: Free meals on shift, Bluelight Card, and performance bonuses.

Join our mission\-driven team dedicated to maximising life chances for our children.

Job Type: Full\-time

Pay: £33,300\.00\-£35,740\.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave


• Casual dress


• Company events


• Company pension


• Discounted or free food


• Health \& wellbeing programme


• On\-site parking


• Referral programme


• Store discount

• Are you able to commit to a full time position?


• Confirm that you can commit to sleep shifts? This is a requirement of the role.


• Do you require sponsorship? Note. we are unable to provide this.


• Can you reliably commute/relocate to Maidstone/Ashford?

• UK Driving licence? (required)

• United Kingdom (required)

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