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Practice Development Lead – Residential Children’s Services Jersey | Six-Month Agency Contract | Immediate Start

Help shape outstanding residential care across an entire service.

You’ve led a children’s home and know what great care looks like. Now, take that experience beyond one setting, helping managers and frontline teams build confident, consistent and trauma-informed practice.

Leaders in Care is seeking an experienced residential childcare leader to join children’s services in Jersey on a six-month temporary agency contract. This island-based opportunity offers the chance to focus on developing people, strengthening practice and driving meaningful improvements for children.

The opportunity

• Location: Jersey—based on island, with no remote working
• Contract: Six months, with an immediate start Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday Agency charge rate:
• £56.50 per hour, paid net to the agency candidate pay to be confirmed
• Travel: One flight or foot-passenger ferry journey at the start and one return journey at the end of the contract funded by the service Make an impact beyond one home

Working across residential children’s services, you’ll:

• Develop trauma-informed, relational and child-centred practice.
• Coach and mentor managers and frontline staff. Design and deliver practical workshops and learning programmes. Lead quality assurance activity, turning findings into lasting improvements.
• Embed the Jersey Children First Practice Model, grounded in restorative practice, trauma-informed care and children’s rights.
• Ensure children, families and staff have a meaningful voice in service development.

What you’ll bring

You’ll be an experienced residential childcare manager with:

• A Level 5 Diploma in Residential Childcare, or equivalent. Significant management experience in residential childcare. Extensive experience working with children and their families.
• A strong track record in quality assurance and service improvement.
• Experience designing and delivering training, coaching and mentoring.
• The ability to build trusted relationships quickly and adapt to different learning needs.
• A satisfactory Enhanced DBS, ideally registered with the Update Service.
• Availability to relocate to Jersey for the full contract.

Accommodation and relocation

Government of Jersey staff accommodation is arranged, but is not free. The full rental cost is payable through the agency on behalf of the worker and deducted from the candidate’s pay. Accommodation costs and deduction arrangements should be confirmed before accepting the assignment.

Mileage and other travel expenses are not covered.

Compliance requirements:

Successful applicants will need employer references covering the last five years, with any gaps explained, alongside identification, qualification evidence, Enhanced DBS documentation and relevant overseas checks. A driving licence and evidence of any required professional registrations will also be requested.

Ready to develop practice and inspire others?

Contact Nathan Pepperall at Leaders in Care:
nathan@leadersincare.co.uk