London Borough of Sutton • Sutton, London
About this role
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate
This is a demanding yet deeply rewarding role, perfect for dedicated professionals committed to delivering exceptional standards within children’s residential care. Joining a well-established team with a proven track record of success, you will play a vital role in further strengthening our service and supporting some of our most vulnerable young people. While the environment can be challenging, it offers immense satisfaction to those driven to provide the highest quality of care and stability.
About You
You are a resilient, experienced, and passionate practitioner who thrives on making a genuine difference. To succeed in this role, you will possess:
Extensive experience working directly with children and young people, ideally within a residential care setting.
Exceptional relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to connect with and support children who have a wide range of complex needs and diverse life experiences.
An outcome-focused approach, effectively utilising your relationships with young people to inspire positive change, build trust, and help them achieve long-term success.
About Us
London Borough of Sutton are offering an exciting opportunity to play a lead role in the expansion and development of Willow Rise Children’s Home. Wanting the best for our children, we are developing our current in-house residential services to best meet the needs of our children. Following significant Council investment, our new Residential Strategy seeks to bring children closer to families and the communities that they know, living in high quality provision designed around them. We are looking for Residential Youth Workers who will be fully supported by hands on and committed managers, great access to training and a support network including our integrated youth services.