Overview
Salary: £25,183 to £28,624 per annum pro rata [£33,493 – £38,069 inc. shift allowances]
Shift hours: 22
Our homes provide a warm and stable environment that enables Coventry’s children to stay closer to their family, friends and community.
By joining our highly motivated and dedicated team it offers opportunities to make a real difference to the lives of our ‘amazing looked after children’. We deliver excellent standards of care using elements of Signs of Safety and ensuring Relationship Based Practice to provide a safe and nurturing space for them to call home.
What our children say
Our priority is to deliver a service that works for and reflects the views of our looked after children and on consulting with them about how they would like to be cared for, here are some of the things they said;
We would like –
- to be listened to
- to be treated with respect, dignity and individuality
- to feel safe
- to be helped to achieve our full potential
- to be supported to be independent
- to be cared for by people who won’t give up on us
- to build and maintain positive relationships and where possible, not to move to far away from where we used to live and to stay in the same school
- to make happy memories
About the job role
There are 3 key areas of skill essential to this role:
Overnight carer – Supporting children with disabilities, complex health needs and potential trauma related behaviours, to develop a sleep routine within a safe, secure and nurturing environment. Contribute to individual care planning ensuring all records are maintained appropriately. Attend to personal care needs as required.
Relationship builder – supporting behaviours through positive relationships and promoting the development of meaningful interaction between carers and children, with the ability to recognise and implement different forms of communication that meet children’s needs to build positive relationships.
This is based on the core values of;
- child centred practice
- mutual respect, privacy & dignity
- good parenting
- independence, choice & rights
- fulfilment
- planning and partnership
- maintaining a safe, nurturing and secure living environment
Educator - providing children with the information they need in a way that they understand enabling them to make informed choices about their own care and to give them the ability to make reasoned decisions about the world around them, for example, social issues, preparation for independence, physical and emotional health.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The children we care for within our homes have a diverse range of needs. You may not have worked in residential care before, but you will need to have experience of working with children and young people and be passionate about improving outcomes for them.
You should have:
- an understanding of the needs of children who become ‘looked after’ and / or require a short break
- knowledge of relationships and the impact on children coming into and leaving care
- an understanding of the individual needs of our children and be able to work holistically to deliver within the 3 key areas of skill
Preferably you will:
- be a driver
- have a good level of computer literacy enabling you to effectively evidence the work we do
- be committed to continued professional development
In return we will offer you a high level of support with bespoke training and, if you haven’t already achieved the Diploma for Residential Childcare, we will support you to do this.
If you think you have the right skills to help us to achieve great things for our children by placing them at the centre of everything you do and feel that you are caring, non-judgmental, enthusiastic, committed and child focused with the ability to work in partnership with others, are reflective, flexible, accountable and resilient, we would like to hear from you.
As part of the application process, you will need to provide us with your full work history since leaving school and identify any gaps in employment to meet the requirements of Schedule 2 of the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015.
Working Patterns & Posts
We are currently recruiting for part-time 22 hours night rota that includes, weekends and bank holidays.
Salary will be pro rata to the number of hours worked.
For any queries or for further information regarding the role please email childrenshomeshr@coventry.gov.uk
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme – As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled ‘Coventry City Council Application Process’.
If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview dates will be week commencing 18th August 2025
Reference: coventrycc/TP/30633/11386
