This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced worker to join our company as Registered Manager of an established children's home at Monument View.
Our Children's Homes Managers are inspirational leaders, creative and passionate in delivering excellent care to some of our most vulnerable young people.
The successful candidate will lead in delivering this children's home provision with support from a well-established team caring for 6 children.
These posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. You must be over 21 to comply with the Children's Homes Regulations.
If you have any questions about the vacancy or would like an informal discussion with one of the managers, please email peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk
Hear from some of our Residential Childcare Workers, who tell us more about what the role involves and what they like most about working in our Children's Homes.
Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued, and diversity is celebrated by everyone.
As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks:
Accessibility Network,
LGBTQ+ Network,
Racial Equality Network
Armed Forces Network.
We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background.
As well as an attractive and competitive salary, other benefits of working for Together for Children include agile working arrangements, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and a flexi-time scheme. A comprehensive health and wellbeing programme is also on offer to all employees.
If you have a disability, please do reach out to our Accessibility Network Chair to hear how we can support you during the recruitment process and if you are successful, in the workplace' peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk.
Nearly 40 per cent of foster carers combine fostering with other work. Those who do say that a supportive employer can make all the difference, enabling them to balance employment with caring for children.
Together for Children have a fostering friendly People policy for all foster carers in their employment (regardless of their fostering service). This includes offering foster carers flexible working and paid time off for training and settling a new child into their home.
As a Fostering Friendly employer, Together for Children also help promote Foster Care Fortnight, our annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and encourage people to consider becoming foster carers and offer children the care they need - Foster with North East - Foster with North East