If you are looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career where no two days are the same, this could be the job for you!
You will have the opportunity to support children and young people, aged 9 - 17 years old, who from adversity are developing their resilience, to develop key life skills, build trusting relationships, create environments where they can flourish and experience success, while participating in fun activities with them.
The only thing you need is a passion for making a difference. We don't require previous care experience as we provide all the training and support you need to excel in your role, even professional care qualifications, through our St Christopher's Academy Entry Pathway.
We have vacancies in several services:
- Children’s Homes – You will be supporting children aged 9-17 living in one of our 7 small children’s homes across the Island.
- Secure Children’s Homes - You will be playing a fundamental part in improving the lives of children and young people who are living in a secure environment on welfare, remand or custody (custodial facility). There will be times when you will have to manage conflict. Children and young people in custody can be difficult and challenging, but have enormous potential for change.
- Semi-Independent Accommodation - You will be supporting young people aged 16 – 21 to work towards their goals, build their confidence for the future, so they are prepared for the challenges of living independently.
Starting your career in children's social care means there is a lot to learn so we want to make sure you are properly supported in your first year.
If you want to know more about our Entry Pathway and St Christopher's Academy, please click here
Our children and young people need care 24/7 so we have fixed rotas with different shifts (8, 10 and 12 hours) from 8.am to 10pm for day staff; and from 9pm to 8.30 for night staff.
On average, you will be working 40 hours a week, so meaning if you work 4 shifts of 10 hours each, you will then get 3 days off.
There is always the possibility to do overtime if you need a bit extra, this is paid time and half same as bank holidays.
- resilience to cope with challenging behaviour and circumstances.
- ability to build genuine and trusting relationships with young people.
- ability to work as part of a team.
- empathy but also ablility to understand the importance of professional boundaries.
- flexibility to undertake shift work including weekends, bank holidays and with notice, occasional sleep-ins.
- Ability and willingness to commute to different locations within the Isle of Man
- Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance.
- Relocation package of up to £3,000
- Tailored career development plan through our “St Christopher’s Academy”.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- Industry Leading training programme including Social Pedagogy, Safeguarding, Children’s Right and Participation, Mental Health, Child Sexual Exploitation, Level 3 and 5 Qualifications.
And much more!! Have a look at the full list of benefits we offer
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 and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of 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.
Want to know about the achievements of our children, young people, foster carers and staff? Check out our Impact Report here
We are an equal opportunity employer and keen to develop an inclusive workforce were people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups including people from different cultures, nationalities, socio economic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religion, faith, sex, orientation, child care responsibilities and with gender diverse identities.
At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.
Job Description and Person Specification
For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact recruitment@stchris.org.uk
Closing Date: 19th June
We advise you to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity might be filled before the stated closing date.
St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes.