Casual Assistant Residential Child Care practitioners - MontgomeryTerrace Road

We currently have two casual zero hours vacancies at Montgomery Terrace Road childrens home which is operational 24hrs a day 365 days per year, providing essential day-to-day care to our vulnerable children.

As a casual worker, once inducted and trained you will work on a rota pattern according to the needs of the home and therefore you will need to be flexible with the ability to work shifts and any out of hours that may be required which may include weekends, bank holidays and sleeping in. Out of hours payments will be paid at enhanced rates.

As an Assistant residential child care practitioner you will play a crucial part in providing life changing support, enabling children to thrive and have the best life chances.

You will have experience of working with vulnerable children, be resilient and able to deal with challenging behaviour.

You will be able to formulate care plans and risk assessments and have a good understanding of child and emotional development, supporting children to recover from childhood trauma, abuse or neglect. You will need to be IT competent with the ability to update electronic records.

Further information from Alina.Pop@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.