Job Description

Senior Children's Residential Care Officer? (Auton Newcastle)

Salary:

16.00 per hour
(30,784 per annum) plus enhanced overtime and sleep-in rate paid at 69.00 per sleep-in

Welcome bonus of up to 350 plus enhanced overtime rate

Closing date:

10th August 2025

Location:

Residential children's home in Newcastle

Hours:

37 hours per week

Please note:

We currently do not offer international visa sponsorship

Find your potential by helping others to reach theirs

We are looking for an experienced Senior Residential Care Officer to join us at our residential children's home in Newcastle. The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding of developmental trauma with direct experience of working with children and young people within a residential setting.

The ideal candidate will hold a level 3 diploma in children and young people and will be passionate and enthusiastic about enhancing the lives of children and young people in our care. Previous experience of leading and supervising a staff team is also essential.

As one of our Senior Residential Care Officers, you will support children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs to maintain a healthy lifestyle by advising, educating and promoting positive choices. It is important that your values align with those of our charity, the requirements of Ofsted and that you have integrity and a strong desire to help others.

Why join St Cuthbert's Care?

St Cuthbert's Care is a values-based, registered social care charity, committed to enabling people to reach their personal potential.

The charity's areas of work include nursing homes for older people, children in care and services for people with disabilities.

We are proud to be the first regional charity in the North East, delivering adult social care as part of our work, to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

Further information on our work can be found in our

Annual Review.

We offer our staff a range of additional benefits including:

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, including a day off for your birthday Christmas bank holidays paid at double time Ability to buy and sell annual leave Company sick pay scheme Staff savings scheme Cycle to work scheme Tech scheme Free staff counselling service Blue Light discount offering shopping discounts on thousands of stores Charity workers' discount Free life assurance Earn money and rewards with the Care Friends App On demand pay
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 16.00 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking On-site parking Sick pay
Experience:

Residential Childcare: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

childcare qualification or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 10/08/2025