Job Description

Make a Genuine Difference in a Child's Life - and Be Appreciated for the Impact You Make!

It's not about rigid routines or managing behaviour - it's about helping children feel safe, seen, and supported, maybe for the first time in their lives.

At QEwC - Quality Education with Care, we're not just offering jobs - we're offering purpose.

We create warm, family-style homes where young people can rebuild trust, confidence, and hope for the future. Each day, you'll play a part in helping them realise they can achieve great things - because someone like you believed in them.

Whether you've worked in education, hospitality, retail, healthcare, trades, or are simply seeking a meaningful career change - you already possess the key skills: empathy, resilience, patience, and caring.

Position

:

Residential Care Practitioner

- Children's Residential Home

Location

: Caergwrle, Wrexham

Type

: Full-Time, a rota that promotes a healthy work life balance with 2 shifts on and 4 days off and rota'd sleep in duties.

Salary

: 25,615 up to 27,536 per annum, plus up to 3,089 for sleep in duties. With additional earning potential with paid overtime.

What you'll do:

You will be working within our family style care home, with a small team of Residential Care Practitioners, you will take the time to understand the individual life experience and story of each child, working in partnership with them, their parents or carers and placing authorities and offering pioneering and personalised support.

As a positive role model, you will work directly with our young people to provide care, support and ensure each young person is able to thrive. Although the role can be challenging at times, the work is hugely rewarding.

You will receive a warm welcome here at QEWC, which includes a supportive 4-week induction, where full training is provided.

We're looking for a Residential Care Practitioner who is:

Motivated and passionate about providing excellent care

Driven, determined and super positive

Caring

Resilient with a can do attitude

Holds a valid full UK driving licence

Always striving to achieve the best and inspire others to do the same

Perks and Rewards:

Enjoy discounted perks through our employee assistance programme, access to our healthcare cash plan, fully funded training and learning and development opportunities, free meals on shift and generous annual leave entitlement.

Apply Now:

If you're seeking success, aiming to make a difference, and want to be part of a stable, growing, and caring organisation where you can thrive, submit your CV today to become our Residential Care Practitioner!

We are welcoming informal chats about the role, please call HR Manager Alice Slim on 01978 760034 or email recruitment@qewc.co.uk

QEwC Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, the cost to be met by QEWC. It is an offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 25,615.00-30,625.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Manual Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 27/11/2025
Expected start date: 01/05/2026