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Would you like to make a lasting difference in the lives of children affected by domestic abuse? Join an award-winning trauma recovery service provider that is passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and families.
Bounce Back for Kids (BB4K) is a lifeline for children healing from the trauma of domestic abuse. We’re expanding our service and looking for new Support Workers to join our team – helping guide children and families on their healing journey.
Position: Bounce Back for Kids (BB4K) Support Worker
Location: Reading office with hybrid working arrangements and frequent travel. Role covers casework activity across Reading, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse and Oxford City.
Contract: Permanent part time – 15 hours per week, weekdays.
We’re open to discussing working patterns that match both your needs and our service delivery.
Salary range: £10,433 - £12,751 pro-rata per annum (full time equivalent range £25,735 - £31,453 per annum)
About the role:
As a Support Worker you will play a significant role in supporting children and families affected by domestic abuse, some of your key responsibilities will include: 
<ul>
<li>the completion of assessments to understand the needs of families</li>
<li>delivering group work for children and parents</li>
<li>provide 1-2-1 sessions to children and families most in need</li>
<li>supporting our families through providing outreach support</li>
</ul>
About you: 
A successful Support Worker will need a good understanding of domestic abuse and the impact on children and families (or an interest in working in this field), with experience of delivering groupwork programmes for vulnerable parents and/or children.
If this sounds like you please <a href="https://www.pactcharity.org/careers/current-opportunities/" target="_blank">apply today</a> to join a collaborative and dedicated team who are part of something truly meaningful.
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those with personal lived experience of domestic abuse or from underrepresented communities, who meet the essential role requirements.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Luke Pepperell at <a href="mailto:luke@pactcharity.org" target="_blank">luke@pactcharity.org</a>
For more information about our BB4K service please visit <a href="https://www.pactcharity.org/bb4k/" target="_blank">Bounce Back 4 Kids | PACT</a> or read our latest blog <a href="https://www.pactcharity.org/blog-bb4k-helping-families-heal-together/" target="_blank">BB4K – Helping families heal together - PACT</a>
Closing date: 9am, Fri 30 January 2026&nbsp; &nbsp;
Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Family Support Worker, Family Key Worker, Children’s Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Key Worker, Recovery Worker, Assistant Support Worker, IDVA Independent Domestic Violence Advocate, ISVA Independent Sexual Violence Advocate, etc.
Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards. 
Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role. &nbsp;
All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.

Support Worker

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We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
Our Home
Pinecroft shared care service is dedicated to supporting children with physical disabilities, learning difficulties and/or sensory impairment. We pride ourselves in offering high quality personalised care to the most vulnerable and complex children aged 8-18. Our goal is to transform lives by being passionate, committed and creative in everything we do. We believe improved outcomes for children are possible through a proactive and consistent approach, where learning through play and accessing the community is essential.
About the role
Enhanced rates of pay are available for overtime, weekend work and sleep-ins.
The role requires staff to work on a shift pattern rota, which will include a combination of early (7am-3pm) and late (2pm-10pm) shifts, long days (7am-10pm), sleep-ins, alternate weekend working and religious celebration days. The home will be closed on bank holidays unless service needs require us to be open.
This shift-based role involves personal care/manual handling, domestic duties including preparation of meals and cleaning, medication administration, key working, report writing and accompanying the children on activities and appointments. Pinecroft invests heavily in the continued professional development of its staff, once you have completed your probation, we will offer the opportunity to gain the nationally recognised Level 4 children and young peoples and family’s practitioner residential pathway qualification.
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. &nbsp; &nbsp; Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
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<li>Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave</li>
</ul>
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<li>A wide range of flexible working opportunities&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<li>Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading</li>
</ul>
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<li>Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)</li>
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<li>Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)</li>
</ul>
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<li>On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted</li>
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<li>Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work</li>
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<li>Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years.&nbsp; The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax</li>
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To arrange a confidential discussion on this position please contact <a href="mailto:Helena.Baptista@reading.gov.uk" target="_blank">Helena.Baptista@reading.gov.uk</a>
Closing Date: Sunday 1st February 2026 Interview Date:To be confirmed
Interview Process: Face to Face at Picecroft&nbsp;

Reading Borough Council

Residential Child Care Practitioner - Pinecroft

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Be the Difference. Lead the Change.
Support Readings children to remain ‘Rooted in Reading
We are looking for an Assistant Homes Manager in one of our brand-new children’s homes. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in Reading. We help families find long-term solutions, so children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
Reading Borough Council is opening three brand new children’s homes in spring/summer 2026, designed to provide safe, nurturing and therapeutic homes for children aged 11-17 years old.
We are seeking to fill the last management vacancy ahead of the homes opening for an Assistant Homes Managers in our small therapeutic children’s home.
Our New Homes:
Home 1 - A 2-bedroom therapeutic children’s home providing care for children aged 11-17 years old with complex social emotional and mental health needs.
Home 2 - A 4-bedroom mid/long-term children’s home for children aged 12-17 years old with emotional and behaviour difficulties.
Home 3 - A 3-bedroom assessment children’s home caring for children aged 12-17 years old and working alongside their families through a period of assessment to ascertain where the child’s needs should best be met in the longer term.&nbsp; We will be working closely with our excellent edge of care service.
As an Assistant Home Manager, you will:
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<li>Support the Registered Manager in leading the home and ensuring high-quality, child-centred care.</li>
<li>Provide strong, informed leadership and supervision to residential staff.</li>
<li>Deputise for the Registered Manager and take on delegated responsibilities.</li>
<li>Promote trauma-informed, restorative, therapeutic approaches to care.</li>
<li>Ensure care plans and risk assessments are up to date and reflect the needs of each child.</li>
<li>Lead on safeguarding, assessments, and performance monitoring.</li>
<li>Build strong relationships with families, professionals, and partner agencies.</li>
<li>Contribute to recruitment, staff development, and workforce planning.</li>
<li>Participate in the managers on call rota.</li>
<li>15% shift allowance on top of the basic salary includes sleep-ins, waking nights, and weekend shifts.</li>
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What we’re looking for:
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<li>Experience working in residential childcare settings.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection.</li>
<li>Knowledge of trauma-informed and therapeutic care approaches.</li>
<li>Ability to lead, motivate, and support a team.</li>
<li>Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.</li>
<li>Confidence in managing risk and making decisions under pressure.</li>
<li>Commitment to continuous professional development.</li>
<li>Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent); Level 5 Leadership qualification desirable.</li>
<li>Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and nights.</li>
</ul>
Why Join Us?
<ul>
<li>Be part of a passionate, child-focused team making a real difference.</li>
<li>Opportunities for career progression and leadership development.</li>
<li>Access to high-quality training and reflective practice.</li>
<li>Supportive management and supervision structure.</li>
<li>Competitive salary and sleep-in/waking night enhancements.</li>
<li>Commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance.</li>
<li>Inclusive, values-driven culture.</li>
</ul>
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - champion and inspire a culture which ensures that all employees across the organisation work together to provide excellent outcomes for Reading
Drive Efficiency - create an environment in which resources are used efficiently and employees’ skills are developed and used effectively
Be Ambitious - aspire to deliver excellence and inspire and support others to reach their potential&nbsp;
Make a Difference to Reading - inspire a culture in which the customer is the focus and where change is welcomed as an opportunity
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
<ul>
<li>Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave</li>
<li>A wide range of flexible working opportunities</li>
<li>Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading</li>
<li>Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)</li>
<li>Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)</li>
<li>On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted</li>
<li>Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work</li>
<li>Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax</li>
</ul>
If you’re ready to lead with care and commitment, we want to hear from you.
To arrange a confidential discussion on this position please contact <a href="mailto:Claire.Lewis@reading.gov.uk" target="_blank">Claire.Lewis@reading.gov.uk</a>
Closing Date: Sunday 25th January 2026 Interview Date: To be confirmed Interview Process: To be confirmed

Operational Assistant Homes Manager - Stable Loving Homes

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We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Front Door Access team, which is called Children’s Single Point of access (CSPoA). We are the first recipients of all contacts and referrals to Children’s Social Care, Early Help and our Partnership Hub. This is a co-located and integrated service with key statutory partner agencies who are committed to getting children and families the right help at the right time.  
We provide high quality information, advice, and intervention to partner agencies and members of the public as well as determining threshold of need decisions for children where concerns about their care, safety and well-being are shared.  
Through the Children’s Single Point of Access (CSPoA), we are committed to delivering a seamless, multi-agency approach that provides the right help at the right time, reducing risk and preventing escalation of need. 
Our operational framework is built on children being at the centre of all that we do, a foundation of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. By fostering strong partnerships with schools, health professionals, social care teams, and the voluntary sector, we strive to create a coordinated system of support that is responsive, inclusive, and child centred. 
We are committed to a practice model that is child-focused, and trauma informed. We are currently evolving the service to develop a more interventionalist practice model, that alongside our well-established Family Help service and Partnership Outreach team, we can provide help and support to reduce escalation.   
Our social work practice with children and families is important, and we make a difference to the families we have contact with. It can be both incredibly challenging and hugely rewarding, especially when are able to intervene from the second you pick up the phone. If this appeals to you, we want to hear from you.  
Through group and one-to-one supervision you will drive high quality and child focused practice – with high challenge and high support and supporting the Team Manager to nurture a high quality, high performing work environment where agencies are working together closely.  
To be considered for the role, your application will demonstrate that you: 
<ul>
<li>Have a thorough understanding of current legislation and the West Berkshire Safeguarding Children Procedure and Practice Guidance and be committed to relational practice, with a focus on intervention, not just ‘screening’ and ‘information gathering’. A robust and focused approach on analysis and providing help at the right time.  </li>
</ul>
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<li>Supporting Creative and Dynamic solutions to how we can support families with Early Help Services.   </li>
</ul>
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<li>Support the Team Manager in decision-making and providing quality and effective training, oversight and supervision to social workers.  </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Can work in a multi-disciplinary environment and steer a service that will have competing demands and expectations from other agencies.  </li>
</ul>
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<li>Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations to recognise and build on families’ strengths to create change. </li>
</ul>
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<li>Skilled in supporting social workers and managers in analysing information and understanding families’ experiences and contexts to ensure they receive the right services within the right framework. </li>
</ul>
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<li>Experience of Managing Social Workers, Early Help Practitioners and Business Support Staff.  </li>
</ul>
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<li>Passionate and energised to take on the requirements and vision of the improvement plan.  </li>
</ul>
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<li>Able to cultivate and nurture positive working relationships, and to respectfully challenge. Confident to steer others to ensure the best outcome for the child is always a priority.  </li>
</ul>
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<li>Embracing change with the ability to inspire and take a team through a period of transformation. </li>
</ul>
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<li>Curious! Creative! Ambitious! </li>
</ul>
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. &nbsp; &nbsp; Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - champion and inspire a culture which ensures that all employees across the organisation work together to provide excellent outcomes for Reading
Drive Efficiency - create an environment in which resources are used efficiently and employees’ skills are developed and used effectively
Be Ambitious - aspire to deliver excellence and inspire and support others to reach their potential 
Make a Difference to Reading - inspire a culture in which the customer is the focus and where change is welcomed as an opportunity
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
<ul>
<li>Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>A wide range of flexible working opportunities&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years.&nbsp; The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax</li>
</ul>
To arrange a confidential discussion on this position please contact <a href="mailto:Reena.Mehta@reading.gov.uk" target="_blank">Reena.Mehta@reading.gov.uk</a>
Closing Date: Sunday 1st February 2026 Interview Date: To be confirmed&nbsp; Interview Process: To be confirmed

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