Jobs

Halliwell continually looks for candidates who are able to grow with us as well as expand and improve our care provision.

We operate a continual development programme that runs parallel with a foundation degree in childcare; working with us will be rewarding through the personal growth of everyone, together.

If you would like more information on any role detailed below or other job opportunities within Halliwell, please contact me on: david.sheffield@halliwellhomes.co.uk or  0161 437 9491

Thank you,

David Sheffield
Resources Manager

Current Available Positions

Foster Parents

Have you thought of becoming a professional foster parent with Halliwell?

We are now recruiting Foster Parents in the Greater Manchester area.  Being a foster parent with Halliwell involves:

  • Delivering therapeutic reparenting with the support of a social worker, a child psychologist and a child therapist
  • Providing high quality safe care, emotional support and encouragement to a child to help them achieve their potential
  • Working as part of a team involved in making the right decisions and acting on those decisions to the benefit of the child
  • Offering long term commitment to a child who might otherwise not have the benefit of a positive family experience

Key Skills:

 

Essentials:

  • The ability to understand and empathise with the needs of the child
  • The willingness to make a long term commitment to the child
  • Good communication and listening skills
  • Willing to undertake training and qualifications
  • Over 21 years of age

 

Advantageous:

  • Transferable skills that will support you in becoming an effective foster carer (e.g. teaching, nursing, police, child care, youth work, etc.)
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • A resilient personality with life experience

You will need to complete our assessment process and be able to provide references in order to be recommended for approval as a foster parent with Halliwell Fostering Services.  You will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB.

What We Offer:

  • A comprehensive intervention plan that directly addresses the individual needs of the young person placed
  • Foster Carers trained in Pillars of Parenting and able to deliver restorative parenting
  • Oversight of the effective delivery of that plan by a Pillars of Parenting trained chartered psychologist working within the Restorative Parenting Recovery Model
  • 24 hour / 7 days a week support from supervising social workers from within Halliwell
  • Access to the specialist support network enjoyed by Halliwell in delivering services that match identified needs.
  • Support from a child therapist
  • Membership of the Fostering Network.

Trainee Therapeutic Parent

We are now recruiting for Trainee Therapeutic Parents for our homes in Hyde and Cheadle Hulme.

Overview:
  • We require trainee therapeutic parents for full-time, part- time and bank work with emotionally, behaviorally and     psychologically challenging and complex children
  • We are looking for candidates who are committed not only to providing consistency, support and care for our residents but also to their own development through the training and qualifications provided
Main Duties:
  • Providing physical care, emotional and psychological support and a safe and positive living environment for our residents.
  • Helping residents to deal with problems and become independent by teaching daily living skills such as budgeting, living skills and personal hygiene. 
  • Providing and supporting residents with leisure and creative opportunities such as trips and leave from the home as well as on social outings.
  • Keeping records,  writing reports and effective handover of all relevant information pertaining to the young people and the  operational and administrative running of the home to the next team of staff, as well as assisting in the preparation of review reports for the young people and assessing each resident’s needs and progress.
  • Working as part of a team to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment and manage challenging behaviour.

Key Skills:
 
Essentials:
  • The ability to understand and empathise with the needs of the young people in our homes
  • You will also be confident, assertive and a team player
  • Good communication and listening skills
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Willing to undertake training and qualifications
  • An authoratative parenting style
  • NVQ/QCF3 in childcare or and equivalent qualification
  • A current driving licence
  • Over 21 years of age

Advantageous:
  • Proven experience in residential child care or a relative role
  • Experience of working with challenging behaviour
  • A degree, preferrably in psychology or a relavant subject area
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • A resilient personality with life experience
  • Restraint training

What We Offer:

  • A challenging and rewarding working environment
  • Excellent training and career development  
  • The opportunity to make a difference in the life of children in care

Other general requirements:
  • All vacancies are subject to a satisfactory  CRB check
  • Applicants must be able to provide ten years traceable work history and three references which must include your most recent or current employer

For further details of the type of candidates we are looking for, please see the person specification (click here).


If you are interested in applying for this position please complete this application form (click here) and return it along with an up to date CV to david.sheffield@halliwellhomes.co.uk. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, if you have not heard from Halliwell within seven working days then you have not been successful in gaining an interview for this role.