Trainee Practitioner - Children’s Residential Worker - Isle of Man

• Location – Isle of Man
• Contract Type – Permanent
• Relocation package available - £3000
• Salary - £27,031, rising to £27,914 upon successful completion of probationary period and mandatory training, raising incrementally up to £30,559 based on performance
• Hours - 40 hours per week, working on a 7-day rota
• Sleep-ins required - £50 per sleep in
• Closing Date: 2nd March 2026

Exciting Opportunities

You will be supporting children aged 9-17 living in one of our 7 small children’s homes across the Island. No two days are the same. You will build relationships, create environments where the young people can flourish and experience success, while participating in fun activities with them.

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher’s is the current organisation working under contract to Manx Care to deliver services to vulnerable children and young people.  Please note the contract is due for renewal and so will be transferring to a new organisation appointed by Manx Care early 2026. 

Manx Care have confirmed that they are arranging as part of the transition for the new organisation to transfer St Christopher's staff on equivalent terms and conditions, with continuity and fairness.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong.  We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

St Christopher’s Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a career where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christopher’s Academy, please click here

We are proud that 90% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions.

About the Role

To provide and support the physical and emotional needs and practical care of Service Young People unable to reside with their own family

Applicants should have

• Resilience to cope with challenging behaviour and circumstances.
• Ability to build genuine and trusting relationships with young people.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Empathy but also ability to understand the importance of professional boundaries.
• Flexibility to undertake shift work including weekends, bank holidays and with notice, occasional sleep-ins.

What you should expect from us

• £27,031 rising to £27,914 upon successful completion of probationary period and mandatory training, raising incrementally up to £30,559 based on performance
• Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
• Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
• Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary for all pension members.
• BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK and IOM.
• Discretionary funded training programs.
• Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form (cv’s are not permitted) to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For the full Job Description and Person Specification click here. CV’s will not be accepted.

It is against the law to apply for work with Children/Young People if you are barred from working in Regulated Activity and if your name is added to a Children Barred List.

All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.

For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact recruitment@stchris.org.uk

Closing date: 2nd March 2026

We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Please note this post has a minimum age restriction of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’.