Fantastic opportunity to join St Christopher’s SYS (See Yourself Succeed). Lose classroom limitations and find potential in possibilities.

About the Role

Mainstream school life is often a challenge for young people in the care system, our job is to enable them to pursue their ambitions in education, work and leisure.

We aim to help young people develop core skills – both practical and academic, deepen their interests and explore new ideas. You will be involved in delivering group and one-to-one sessions, tailored to individual needs, working with the rest of the team to ensure our young people are provided with appropriate educational opportunities.

We believe everyone has a right to learn in the way that suits them best. There is no such thing as a typical anything about this job. The position includes predominately working within our Children’s Secure Home and in a peripatetic role with our young people in the residential homes. Bring your imagination to help create a bespoke learning package.

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 a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

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 have a fantastic support structure in place and are proud that over 90% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers in the IOM are internal promotions.

The successful candidate will have:

• Either: Qualified teacher status/ Level 5 Certificate in Education and Training/Certificate in Teaching in the lifelong learning sector
• Teaching experience.
• Experience of working with young people in either mainstream or special education who display emotional/behavioural difficulties.
• An ability to help identify and assess the needs of young people and formulate mutually appropriate plans of action.
• Knowledge of education support services, the education process and structure for learner and learning support
• The ability to communicate effectively with young people, school and relevant agencies.
• The ability to monitor the outcome of projects/pieces of work and produce evaluations

In return we offer:

• Salary: £32,910.
• Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance.
• Relocation package of up to £3,000
• Tailored career development plan through our “St Christopher’s Academy”.
• Real Opportunities to develop your career with us.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including Social Pedagogy, Safeguarding, Children’s Right and Participation, Mental Health, Child Sexual Exploitation.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers.
• Discretionary Funded Training Programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.

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 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. This post is subject to an Isle of Man work permit.

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

For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact recruitment@stchris.org.uk
Closing Date: 28th February 2025

St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes.