Casual Assistant Residential Child Care Practitioner in Sheffield

Assistant Residential Child Care Practitioner casual posts at The Lodge children's home, Ringinglow Road, Sheffield 11. The Lodge is a registered children's home providing individualised care for one young person with additional needs. We are looking for highly motivated and forward-thinking staff who are passionate about making a meaningful difference in a child's life.

You do need experience of working or volunteering with vulnerable children in order to apply and be able to be flexible in order to meet the requirements of being on the casual register as we may contact you at short notice to cover shifts. You will also need to attend the two/three day induction period and safeguarding training prior to any shifts being offered. Work offered will be covering shifts which may be during the week, evenings, weekends or bank holidays to cover staff absences at the home. Enhanced rates of pay will apply if you are required to work out of hours.

We will also need to complete an enhanced DBS check for both children's and adults services with you as our children can be aged between 16-25. Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering high-quality, child-centred care, promoting positive outcomes, and supporting the young person to reach their full potential. You will be resilient, adaptable, and able to respond effectively to the complex and changing needs of the child, while maintaining a safe, nurturing, and structured environment.

You will work as part of a dedicated team, contributing to care planning, risk management, and the development of tailored strategies that support the young person's emotional, behavioural, and developmental needs. A sound understanding of safeguarding, professional boundaries, and therapeutic approaches is essential.

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.

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.