Our Children’s Home team provide individualised support for children and young people with complex needs, in both 52 week and Short Breaks provision.

Devon County Council currently provide 7 Children’s Homes for children aged 0 – 17 year. They are located in Barnstaple, Exeter, Honiton, Tiverton, Dartington and Okehampton.

The ethos of our service is to provide children with a home away from home experience and to enhance and promote their life experiences and independence skills. Alongside preparing them for the next stages of their lives.

Working within the Children’s Homes is one of the most rewarding career choices you will make. If you have the drive, dedication, resilience, and passion then you could enjoy an exciting and rewarding career with us.

Our Mission

To provide a happy, safe and caring home. For all children to be supported in a loving, encouraging and respectful way and have their views, wishes and feelings heard and responded to, thereby helping children to overcome their challenges to fulfil their potential and achieve best possible outcomes.

Our Vision

We strive for excellence, by being innovative and creative aiming for continued development with a passion for bettering ourselves and our services to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children we support.

We aim to develop the next generation of leaders through the implementation of a productive, learning environment along with a strong positive culture and value base with the children always at the heart of the decisions we make and actions we take.

Careers in Devon’s Children’s Homes

Residential Support Worker

Our Residential Support Workers support the young people in their day to day lives, to achieve their goals and wishes. They support young people in all aspects of their daily lives, including medication and personal care. They are aspirational in helping young people to achieve positive outcomes and strive to create a fun and homely atmosphere. Residential Support Workers have a real opportunity to positively impact the lives of the children and young people who access our homes.

Residential Team Leader

Team Leaders support the young people in their day to day lives, to achieve their goals and wishes, alongside the Residential Support Workers. They manage and support the Residential Support Workers to do their job, by setting an example of good practice and motivating the team to embed the values and vision of the service.

Deputy Manager

The Deputy Manager works alongside the Registered Manager to ensure effective running of the home, including oversight and quality assurance. They support the staff team in embedding a high-performance culture, by helping them to continually develop their skills so that they can achieve the best outcomes for our children and young people.

Registered Manager

The Registered Manager is responsible for providing a stable home for the children and young people, in line with individual needs and care plans. They lead and develop the fantastic teams of staff within the homes and work closely with colleagues and other agencies to secure inspiring outcomes for our young people. The Registered Manager has day to day responsibility for the home, and ensures a high standard of care at all times. They have a child centred approach and focus on promoting independence, social inclusion, choice and robust individual support to the children and young people in their care.

Responsible Individual

The Responsible Individual leads a team of Registered Managers and helps them to develop their teams within the Children’s Homes. They work closely with colleagues and other agencies to secure inspiring outcomes for our young people. The Responsible Individual must have excellent leadership and management skills, along with strong organisational skills. They must have the passion, drive, resilience and ambition to maintain and exceed expectations for children and always want to strive to improve the homes’ environments.

Career Opportunities

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Why we do it for Devon

 

“I enjoy my current role as a Residential Support Worker and still feel there is a lot to learn within the role.”

Abi – Residential Support Worker

 

“This job has taught me so much about resilience, empathy, and the importance of providing a stable environment for young people.”

Keeley – Team Leader

 

“It’s more than just a job – it’s a privilege to be a part of our young people’s journeys, watching them grow, gain confidence, and develop trust with a strong team of people who truly care about them and their outcomes.”

Holly – Registered Manager

 

“To start with it was a challenge getting to know the children and their induvial needs but the support from staff was great and started to really enjoy going to work.”

Janine – Deputy Manager

 

“I love coming up with new ideas for strategies or things we can try, in order to improve the young people’s experiences.”

Layla – Deputy Manager