Salary: From £31,537 up to £34,434 per annum, pro rata
Grade: H
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time/Part time roles available (plus relief and nights)
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Note – You would be required to work shifts Monday to Sunday which includes some evenings and 26 weekends of the year
Make a Difference in a Child’s Life -The future is bright at Nidderdale Children’s Resource Centre. Join us as we empower and support children and young people with complex health needs, disability, and autism to reach their full potential.
The Role
Nidderdale is a Short Breaks Children's Home, which is registered and inspected by Ofsted. We offer Short Breaks for children and young people, a Holiday Club, and an Outreach service based in Skipton.
The role of Children’s Residential Short breaks Worker is invaluable, rewarding and exciting. At times the complexity of the young people can be challenging but to support you, there is a comprehensive training programme which covers all areas, such as clinical skills (such as medication, gastrostomy care and epilepsy management), Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and moving and handing people.
As this is a home environment you will carry out as part of your role, personal care, keyworking and housekeeping.
About you
We’re looking for passionate, enthusiastic and highly skilled professionals who :
· Are child focussed with a positive approach.
· Have an understanding of safeguarding practice in a registered childcare setting, especially with those who may not use words to communicate.
· Are willing to complete a Level 4 apprenticeship as part of the role.
We look forward to exploring your interest and receiving your application.
It is an exciting time in Children and Young Peoples Services in North Yorkshire as we plan our approach in respect of the Families First Partnership Programme and how we will be responding to the social care reforms. Work is underway to plan our approach and implementations for 2027. As a result of this, some realignment may happen with job roles in the future, we want to be transparent about this in respect of this role.
For further information about the role please contact Katherine Jane Clarke at Katherine.Clarke@northyorks.gov.uk , Jo Thornton at Jo.Thornton@northyorks.gov.uk or Hayden Williams at Hayden.Williams@northyorks.gov.uk
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 30th August 2026
Interview date: TBC
Key documents:
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.