Successful candidates will:

• Be caring and compassionate
• Bring fun and laughter into the Home
• Be there to support children through the good times and the tough times
• Help children feel good about themselves and encourage them to try new things
• Listen when children want to talk
• Celebrate their achievements
• Support young people towards independent living.
• Assist is developing their self-belief and coping skills.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and family members in meeting children’s needs.

Whilst previous experience is desirable it is not essential as you will be trained and supported to work with our young people. You do however, need to be passionate about working in this type of environment, to encourage our young people's participation in education, provide social and independence learning opportunities and emotional support.

We offer a competitive salary, career development opportunities and 6 weeks paid holiday per year and above all, an opportunity to make a difference.

A typical working week would be 39 hours plus one sleeping in duty.  The 39 hours are usually worked over three days (2 15 hour days and a 9 hour day) throughout the week. Staff benefit from having one in three weekends off.

Successful applicants will have a full driving license for a manual car and be happy to complete an enhanced DBS check.

NB – ARC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share that commitment.

Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date.

Interested and want to know a bit more?

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In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.

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