What a Residential Support Worker does: a shift in our homes
From the 15-minute handover to waking nights, here’s what a shift in one of our children’s homes involves, how we train and support you, and how to join us. No care experience needed.
Learning from everyday practice
Practical writing on trauma‑informed residential childcare from the people who do it: safeguarding, de‑escalation, staff development and working with partners to keep young people safe.
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Strengthening our trauma-informed practice: partnering with Dr Richard Pates
We’re proud to be working in close partnership with Dr Richard Pates, Chartered Psychologist and leading expert in trauma, attachment, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Here’s what his visit to our Head Office means for our teams and the children in our homes.
How to become a Residential Support Worker in Wales (no experience needed)
A step-by-step guide to becoming a residential support worker in Wales: the qualifications you need, Social Care Wales registration, the All Wales Induction Framework, DBS checks, pay, and how to apply. No experience needed to start.
Why staff stability matters in a children’s home (and how we protect it)
For young people who have experienced trauma, consistent adults are the foundation of feeling safe. Here’s why staff stability matters so much in a children’s home, and the practical things we do to keep our teams stable, supported and well.
Supporting the education of children in care in Wales: PEPs, the Pupil Development Grant and the role of a children’s home
How education is supported for children looked after in Wales: personal education plans (PEPs), the Pupil Development Grant for children looked after, LACE coordinators, and the everyday part a children’s home plays in helping young people learn.
Child exploitation and children in care: how children’s homes help keep young people safe
Children in care can be targeted by people who want to exploit them, sexually or criminally. Here’s what child sexual and criminal exploitation are, the warning signs to look for, and how a children’s home works with others to keep young people safe.
Relief work in a children’s home: flexible shifts that fit around your life
What a relief (bank) residential support worker does, how relief work differs from agency work, how many shifts you need to do, what it pays, the training you get, and who it suits, from students and parents to people in other jobs.
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