About the Home

Our home is a specialist short break centre based in Keighley that benefits children and young people, and their families. Children are happier and healthier and develop greater independence skills from their experience at our home. We offer a safe a secure place that looks at meeting the individual needs of all that use the service. The short breaks are fun and fulfilling. We aim to enhance the quality of life and contribute to a happy child and young adulthood.

We care for children and young people aged 5-18yrs old with learning, physical or sensory disabilities and complex health needs and offer residential specialist short breaks for children and young people who need a break from their families/carers. This can be an overnight stay, tea time stay or during the weekends and school holiday we offer day time stays.

About the role

Bring your experience working with children and young people with complex health needs and disabilities to our home and help us to create childhoods full of positive experiences and happy memories.   

The children and young people in our care have complex health needs and disabilities, making it vital that we provide them with a secure and stable environment, as part of our experienced, committed and compassionate team. 

We’re looking for committed individuals who are passionate about putting children and young people at the heart of everything they do. 

This role involves shifts, weekends, sleep ins and bank holidays on a rota basis.

What our children want

• Warm and caring personality
• Playing with them
• Watching television with us and joining in with hobbies that we enjoy
• You won’t see the role as a job and will instead see it our home that we live in

What our children say 

• “I love to go out to have a pamper day getting my nails and eyebrows done!”
• “I enjoy dedicated time with those who care for me especially going for a walk and getting a Starbuck’s. We have a good chat about what’s going well for me or anything I may need support”
• “I love going to the farm and horse riding, I had never ridden a horse before”
• “I loved the caravan as it was my first ever holiday and it was very nice. I especially loved the kids disco and playing in the arcades.”
• “I love getting my bedtime stories read to me at night time.”

 What we expect from you

• Provide a loving, safe and positive environment for our children living with us.
• Be instrumental in creating a positive future for the children living with us from a social, educational and an individual approach.
• Assist with daily activities such as getting ready for the day, including school and assisting with homework where possible. 
• Thinking creatively about activities that our children can get involved with and assisting with bringing this to life.
• Being aspirational in relation to plans for children.
• Support our children with their social and emotional needs.
• Experience working with young children with complex health needs and disabilities.
• Hold natural empathy and a caring attitude towards the children that lives with us and adopt a family mentality within the home.

What you can expect from us

• The opportunity to give children and young people a childhood that they deserve
• Enhancements for sleep ins, waking nights, bank holiday are paid in addition to salary
• Regular supervision to support development
• Generous employer contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Competitive salary and pay progression structure
• Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
• Supportive carer and parental policies
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
• Supportive staff networks
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Professional development and support to work towards a qualification in Residential Childcare
• Career progression
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement

Location: Keighley

Next Steps

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Paula Denney via email at paula.denney@bradfordcft.org.uk.

Closing Date: 9th March

Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. 

If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview. 

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.