We are looking to recruit 3 x full time (37 hour) assistant residential child care practitioners to our children’s residential home Mather Road.

Successful candidates will be required to work towards a QCF level 3 in residential childcare. Upon qualification staff will be awarded a pay increase to grade 6. Candidates already holding a QCF or equivalent in residential childcare will start on grade 6.

The home is operational 24 hours a day 7 days a week and the role consists of shift work including evenings and weekends. Enhanced pay is awarded for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement.

As an asst residential childcare practitioner, you will work as a member of a team taking the role of corporate parent for young people within the home. You will support young people with all aspects of their lives including building relationships and resilience, developing skills for independence, completing domestic tasks, education, health and wellbeing and meet all their social, emotional, cultural and therapeutic needs as well as supporting all other day to day routines.

You will support to ensure young people are safeguarded from harm and are able to take appropriate risks in line with their risk and support plans.

You will be responsible for maintaining a welcoming and nurturing environment in which young people can thrive.

You will be required to take on the role of a keyworker ensuring that young peoples voices are heard and their wishes and feelings communicated. You will be responsible for ensuring plans are up to date and meet young peoples individual needs. You will work closely with other professionals in the network and work with other agencies to ensure positive outcomes for young people.

Further information from Carly.Peters@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.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

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.