Casual Residential Care Practitioner - Children & Young People

Casual Residential Care Practitioner - Children & Young People

£27,254 - £30,024 pro rata, per annum. This includes 1 atypical payment for the requirement to work Sundays.

This role also includes Sleep ins, for which a separate payment will be made (currently £43.12).

Hours: Casual - 0 Hours

About Us

With one of our children's homes recently rated Good by Ofsted (January 2026), there has never been a better time to join us.

We are opening a new Residential Children's Homes for children aged 8-18 with Emotional and Behavioural difficulties (EBD) and we are looking for passionate Residential Care Practitioners to join us on a Casual basis.

Whether you're an experienced Care Practitioner, or looking for a change in career, we would love to hear from you.

Our senior leaders bring extensive knowledge and experience in Children's Residential care and are committed to creating a safe, nurturing environment that enables our children and young people to reach their aspirations, goals and outcomes.

We use the PACE model to ensure our support is therapeutic, person-centred, and tailored to each child's needs.

We focus on providing exceptional care while fostering an inclusive, positive environment where children can grow emotionally, personally, and educationally.

About the Role

Our senior leaders bring extensive knowledge and experience in Children's Residential care and are committed to creating a safe, nurturing environment that enables our children and young people to reach their aspirations, goals and outcomes. We use the PACE model to ensure our support is therapeutic, person-centred, and tailored to each child's needs.

We focus on providing exceptional care while fostering an inclusive, positive environment where children can grow emotionally, personally, and educationally.

Our Offer to You

We offer high quality training and coaching via our Children's Social Care Academy to support your continuous professional development, as well as a clear career pathway.

Working for Solihull also means that we can also offer employees a great working environment, together with a range of flexible working options, an extensive wellbeing offer, as well as attractive staff benefits including staff discounts and access to the Local Government pension scheme.

About You

We will provide a comprehensive induction and training in the run up to the opening of the home, however, to meet Ofsted requirements, you must possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or an equivalent qualification, such as NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce), (due to government requirements, casual staff are not eligible to complete an apprenticeship).

You will also have:

• Experience (paid or voluntary) working in a health, social care or educational setting, having also previously dealt with challenging behaviours.
• A strong commitment to making a difference to the vulnerable children and young people who live in our homes to achieve their full potential
• An understanding of Safeguarding, and an appreciation of its importance
• Great self-awareness, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong relationships with our children and young people.
• A passion for learning, self-reflection, and growth within this role; striving to deliver a high-quality service.

As a member of our casual team, you may be required to provide cover across all three homes, to ensure we continue to meet the needs of our children and young people.

Contact Us

To apply, please click on the link. Your application should be in your own words and reflect your own personal experiences.

Or to find out more about the many benefits of working for Solihull, click here.

If you have a specific question regarding these opportunities, please contact The Residential Team via email:

Closing date: 29 March 2026

Please note, applications may be reviewed, shortlisted and pre screening / interviews carried out at regular intervals during this recruitment window, therefore candidates are advised to submit their application as soon as possible.

We reserve the right to close this job early, upon receiving sufficient interest.

Please note that we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, we regret that we won't be able to progress your application.

Further Information

This post also carries essential car user status, therefore you must be able to drive, have a driving licence and have access to a car, however for disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required.

Assessment for these opportunities will consist of a two stage process;

Stage one: A pre screening phone call

Stage two: Candidates who are successful at stage one will be invited to interview.

Please note, we are not accepting CVs for this opportunity.

This post is subject to compliance checks in line with Schedule 2 requirements for working in a children's home, including a pre employment medical check.

This post will also be subject to require a DBS check.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

For alternative working patterns, where atypicals don't apply, salary band C will apply; £26,824 - £29,540 pro rata, per annum.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Attached documents

Job Description & Person Specification