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Placements: 16.05.22

Location   AgeVacancies
Lioncare School  6-16 yrs2
Springfields   6-12 yrs0
Westfields 10-14 yrs5
Hillfields12-16 yrs1

The Lioncare Group currently has placement vacancies and is happy to consider and accept appropriate referrals for our Homes and School, and offer placements following a thorough matching process. If you wish to contact us regarding referrals we have a dedicated e-mail address for this: referrals@lioncare.co.uk

Alternatively, you can contact us on 01273 720424 if you wish to discuss in more detail a specific referral.

Recruitment: 16.05.22

  • Deputy Manager (40 hrs/wk. [shifts])
  • Therapeutic Carer
    (40 hrs/wk. [shifts])
  • Child Care Worker
    (40 hrs/wk. [shifts])
  • Waking Night Therapeutic Carer
    (10-40 hrs/wk. = 1-4 nights)
  • Waking Night Worker
    (10-40 hrs/wk. = 1-4 nights)
  • Admin Assistant (20-25 hrs/wk.)
  • House Keeper (25 hrs. p/wk.)

Recruiting Now for June/July 2022

If you interested in working with us, please download, complete, and return to recruitment@lioncare.co.uk the application form, which you can download (Note: you cannot complete this form online and must save your work before submitting it) as a PDF Form by clicking on the link below:

The Lioncare Group Application Form

Recruitment and Selection Guidance and Information 2020-21

Please Note: in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy, there are no circumstances where a CV is an appropriate method of application for employment with The Lioncare Group, and only a fully completed Application Form will be accepted.

References will always be followed up and any offer of employment is always subject to pre-employment
checks being undertaken; these include confirmation of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS and a thorough check for any prohibitions, sanctions and restrictions that might prevent the candidate from taking part in certain activities or working in specific positions.

Springfields Therapeutic Children’s Home

Springfields was opened in October 1998, is opposite a park, close to the City Centre and the sea front (10 minutes walk). It is also within the catchments of a range of achieving primary and secondary main-stream schools.
The house presents as a spacious and welcoming building on the corner of the street, with a walled front garden and large walled garden to the rear with fruit trees, lawn and patio.

The house has seven single bedrooms of varying sizes to suit the individual needs of the seven young people living at Springfields. There is also a play room, laundry room, conservatory, sleeping-in room and office area for the adults, large lounge, spacious dinning room, modern kitchen, bath and shower-room with mood lighting, a dedicated study area for the children and meetings room for the adults.

What we offer….

Therapeutic Residential Care

  • A comfortable & welcoming ‘family-like’ home
  • A positive and rewarding and Outstanding care experience where children can make real progress towards achieving their goals
  • Psychodynamic Practice
  • A Therapeutic Community Approach
  • A strong commitment to Safeguarding and protecting the welfare and well-being of the child
  • A commitment to providing each child with their own Independent Advocate
  • Collaborative working partnership between the child, their placing authority, and The Lioncare Group, that ensures the child remains at the center of all we do.
  • Regular Permanency Planning meetings to ensure the child’s Care Plan is realised

Commitment to Education & Life Long Learning

  • A positive and rewarding education and learning experience
  • Special SEMH provision
  • A skills based curriculum that defines the core skills we feel will best advantage our children when they move on from us. Curriculum 2020 has been designed to acknowledge the unique profiles of the children placed at the Lioncare School, characterised by;
    • disrupted early learning experiences
    • interrupted formal schooling
    • disengagement from formal settings
    • distrust of adult and professional input
    • continuous high levels of anxiety and emotional arousal due to trauma
    • the resultant cognitive, sensory and social impairment.
  • Supported reintegration to mainstream school where appropriate
  • Supported integration to colleges and further education / training
  • Collaborative working partnership between the child, their education authority, and The Lioncare School and/or the College Placement that delivers progress and supports achievement.
  • ASDAN courses at all levels.
  • New Horizons and Transition Challenge are available in all key stages
  • Short Courses are offered as pre-GCSE programmes as appropriate  in key stages 3 and 4.
  • Functional Skills at Entry Level, Level One and Two are offered via NCFE, either as an alternative to GCSE or as stepping stones toward it.
  • A GCSE curriculum is available in English and Mathematics with other subjects on offer where appropriate. The Lioncare School works with partner schools and with the Cambridge Examinations Board to facilitate this.

Preparation for Fostering

  • Laying the foundations for sustainable foster placements where this is the permanency plan set out in the child’s Care Plan.
  • Working closely with the child’s placing authority and social worker and other professionals through regular Permanency Planning meetings (scheduled for every 2 months) for the purpose of monitoring and promoting progress towards a transition to a sustainable foster placement.
  • Assisting and supporting the child, their social worker, and their placing authority in determining the right foster carers able to meet the child’s needs.

Outreach & After-Care Support Package

  • Planned & effective support through transitions and beyond.

Statement of Purpose:

Statement of Purpose Springfields v15 (02.03.22)

Latest News

The Lioncare School is Good

Following a full and thorough inspection by Ofsted on 21st-23rd September 2021, and the publication of the Inspection Report, I am extremely pleased to congratulate the Adults and Children of The Lioncare School on achieving the Ofsted Judgement of Good In All Areas.
"Pupils at The Lioncare School feel safe and settled"
"Staff help pupils to understand and cope with big feelings with compassion and patience"
"One pupil described the staff as ‘super rocket nice’ and told inspectors that he trusted staff to look after him"
"The curriculum equips pupils with the vital knowledge that they must learn"
"Pupils’ personal, social and health education curriculum is highly tailored"
"Pupils throughout the school read very well because staff refuse to let them fall behind"
"The arrangements for safeguarding are effective"

Springfields is Outstanding
As Chief Executive Officer of The Lioncare Group, Responsible Individual for our three Children's Homes, and Chair of our Independent SEMH School, it is my honour and privilege to congratulate the Adults and Children of Springfields Therapeutic Children's Home on achieving the Ofsted Judgement of Outstanding at the Full Inspection of the Home on 2nd-3rd June 2021.
"Children benefit from excellent care provided by an effective, skilled, and dedicated staff team."
"Staff exemplify the home’s therapeutic approach and put their extensive training into practice."
"Children are involved in developing their individual plans and this assists them to develop an understanding of how to keep themselves safe."
"The registered manager demonstrates excellent leadership based on a clear and sustained focus on providing the best quality of care and experiences for children."
"Together with the highly effective deputy manager, the management team has embedded an exemplary child-centered culture."
"The responsible individual has a sound understanding of the needs of the children and staff team."
"The shared therapeutic ethos of the home is evident in the approach of the management and leadership team."

Rainbow Flag Award:
The Lioncare Group, led by The Lioncare School, is proud to have achieved The Rainbow Flag Award.

The Rainbow Flag Award is a national quality assurance framework for all schools and colleges, focusing on LGBT+, (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, plus other related identities), inclusion and visibility. The Rainbow Flag Award encourages a whole organisation approach to LGBT+ inclusion, as well as developing strategies to combat LGBTphobic bullying.

You can find out more about The Rainbow Flag Award and associated projects by following these links:

https://www.theproudtrust.org/

http://www.allsortsyouth.org.uk/

http://thekitetrust.org.uk/

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