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31 October 2024

First Registered Service Manager role advertised – for Kirklees Supported Accommodation

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Following our announcement to expand the management infrastructure of our Supported Accommodation service for young people, to yet further improve every aspect of our care and support, we are now advertising for the first of three Ofsted Registered Service Manager roles.

Kirklees is the first locality where we are looking to fill the role, with, it’s planned, Calderdale and Bradford Ofsted Registered Managers following in the near future.

Career opportunity for a social care professional

The new Kirklees Registered Service Manager will oversee all supported accommodation provision in the Huddersfield area and lead three Assistant Managers. Fully supported by the senior leadership team and our new Quality, Development and Compliance Manager the role presents a real opportunity for the right person looking for the next step in their career in young people’s social care.

With a small caseload of approximately 19 young people, this is a chance for a committed social care professional to make a real difference, working closely with each young person, management and experienced social care leaders, within an innovative model of care.

To apply for this post, you’ll need to be…

Preferably, you’ll need to have some management experience to be eligible for this post. You don’t need to already have been an Ofsted Registered Manager, as it is planned that Restorative will support the right candidate in this. But you must be thorough in your knowledge of the relevant legislative frameworks for working with young people and have great attention to detail. Plus, you’ll have substantial time spent working in social care with young people and the ability to understand the needs of young people in a supported accommodation service.

Are you interested in this post?

Read more now about the Registered Service Manager role (link below) and visit the Restorative Careers page to learn more about the benefits of joining the Restorative team and what it’s like to work with us.

Like an informal chat about the role? Get in touch at recruitment@restorative-scs.co.uk or call 01422 380 588.

Registered Service Manager

Location: Kirklees
Positions Available: x1
Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (Based on a Rota)

Salary: £42,000.00 – £46,000.00

Closing Date: 3rd December 2024

27 September 2024

Increased management and compliance provision as Supported Accommodation Service expands

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The Restorative leadership team has taken the decision, in the face of continued expansion of the Supported Accommodation Service for young people, to recruit to an entirely new role of Quality, Development and Compliance Manager.

This new quality assurance and senior leadership role will support, develop and performance manage, what will shortly be three Registered Service Managers across the three zones of the Supported Accommodation Service respectively, of Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford.

Where the service was previously supported by one Registered Service Manager, Restorative will now register the three zones as separate provisions with Ofsted, to put the appropriate level of oversight and support in place.

“Excellence, innovation and robust support of provision is paramount at Restorative – this additional post to our leadership team will ensure that and improve, yet further, our ability to quality assure every aspect of our care and support that makes such a positive difference to young people’s lives,” says Byron Smith, Director at Restorative.

19 April 2024

New Zonal Manager vacancy in Restorative’s Supported Accommodation service

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Are you a social care professional working with young people, looking for your next move in Calderdale, Bradford or Kirklees with a progressive company?

We have a Zonal Manager vacancy available now for the right person, committed to young person-centred care and support, with the ambition to be a senior leader and inspire others.

“This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced worker in young people’s social care to become a Zonal Manager, supporting Assistant Managers within our Supported Accommodation service,” says Byron Smith, one of the founding directors of Restorative.

Overseeing and leading group living and outreach accommodations

The Zonal Manager will report to the Registered Service Manager for Supported Accommodation and oversee a combination of young people’s group living and outreach accommodations in their zonal area.

Opportunities to progress your career

Even though this is a senior position at Restorative, the company plans to move to a service-led model so there are opportunities for the Zonal Manager to progress further in the future.

“We provide opportunities for all staff to progress in their careers,” says Byron. “At the same time, building capacity in our organisation to deliver the highest quality care and support to young people, in exceptional-quality accommodation. As we move to a service-led model, there will be Registered Service Manager opportunities and the chance for increased experience in a senior role for the right individual.”

Restorative commitment to staff development and benefits

The successful candidate to the Zonal Manager role will benefit from Restorative’s outstanding commitment to staff development with personalised career development, work/life balance shifts, highly supportive, inclusive culture and inhouse training programmes.

Restorative is also proud to be a Living Wage Employer, offer career roadmaps, study opportunities, and reviewed and improved pay scales.

Call for a chat about the role

Those interested in applying should visit and apply on the Restorative’s Careers page. Prospective applicants are also welcome to get in touch with the office if they would like to ask any questions or have an informal discussion about the role.

“We are always available for a chat about a vacancy if anyone would like to talk it over, have questions or are considering applying.”

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12 April 2024

Up to £32k salary, including nighttime allowance, for Restorative support workers, and up to £34k for senior support workers

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Restorative SCS, since becoming an accredited Living Wage employer, has always paid its level 4 qualified staff more than the National Living Wage’s minimum hourly rate. But now, qualified support workers can earn up to £32k per year, including nighttime allowance, from the 1st of April.

Staff vacancies

Those interested in working in children’s social care are urged to look at the staff vacancies currently on the Restorative site, as well as keep an eye out for those coming up, but keep in mind the requirement to work sleeping hours.

“Working sleeping hours has always been part of the job of children’s round-the-clock care. But we plan rotas fairly, with lots of time off, and pay our staff well above the National Living Wage to reflect the dedicated work they do,” says Byron Smith, Director at Restorative

Restorative pays more than the National Living (minimum) Wage

Restorative is an accredited Living Wage employer, which means we pay an hourly rate to qualified workers well above the government’s national (or minimum) living wage. But we choose to pay even more to level 4 qualified staff because we want to pay a fair amount for a job well done.

Apprentices with us, who are not yet level 4 qualified staff, also receive a rate that’s above the government’s national living wage.

Restorative’s above national guideline pay rates

At Restorative, from the 1st of April, we will pay an hourly rate to our level 4 qualified support workers of up to £12.49 per hour. And a rate of up to £11.75 per hour to our non-level 4 qualified staff.

These rates are above that of national living (minimum) wage set at £11.44 per hour.

Salary inclusive of the nighttime support allowance

The £32,000 a year salary for level 4 qualified workers includes the nighttime support allowance, which means support workers must be available to stay overnight at the children’s home or supported accommodation service when they are on duty.

Support workers do a ‘nightshift’ where they sleep in the children’s care home but are very much on duty at all times during the night if they are needed by the children or young people.

Sleep hours just part of the rewarding support worker role

The nighttime support allowance makes up part of the support worker’s salary as nightshift hours are very integral to the role within children’s social care.

In acknowledgement of the unsociable working hours of nightshifts, rotas are planned so support workers get plenty of time off in return. And it’s usually the case, support workers work one shift, including a nighttime support allowance, once every third day. So support workers work one day and have two days off in a continuous pattern.

In the words of Restorative employee and children’s lead worker, Megan Queen, “The pride you feel when you leave your shift is a feeling that will stay with you [and] working with a great management team and support… The working shift pattern ensures you get a good amount of time off so you can enjoy the finer things in life!”

Read more from Restorative staff about what it’s like to be a support worker at Restorative.

11 April 2024

Restorative will continue to be a Living Wage Employer

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Restorative SCS will, once again, following assessment by the Living Wage Foundation, be a Living Wage Employer for another year running.

You can find us on the Living Wage database here.

The ‘real’ Living Wage

The Living Wage, sometimes called the ‘real’ Living Wage, is the only hourly rate of pay calculated to cover what people need, based on current costs of living, and assessed annually by the Living Wage Foundation.

The calculation takes into account the cost of living in the UK (and in London as a separate rate) and provides a benchmark for employers who voluntarily choose to enter the scheme, to pay their staff an hourly rate, or higher, that meets everyday costs and needs.

We’ll pay above the Living Wage rate

Restorative actually pays an hourly rate above that of the 2024 rate set by the Living Wage foundation and plans to continue to do so from 1^st April 2024.

We believe in a fair day’s pay

We’ve always believed people should receive a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work. Our status as a Living Wage employer reflects our commitment to this, which is why, from the 1^st of April, all qualified members of staff received an increase in their hourly rate that is not only in line with the Living Wage hourly rate, but slightly above it.

Apprentices and trainees will qualify for the increase in hourly rate when they complete their Level 3/4 qualification. All unqualified full time staff are enrolled on the Level 3/4 qualification following completion of their induction.

9 April 2024

New Employee Wellbeing Service

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A completely new Employee Wellbeing Service is now available for all Restorative employees. Via freephone, email or online, employees can contact the free, confidential support service, for advice and help, including counselling.

Any time of day or night, 365 days a year, the service is available so that employees can get the help they need, and in complete confidence, for any work-related or personal issue and speak to a counsellor direct, all of who are accredited to or registered with the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

The Employee Wellbeing Service can help with:

Finance and debt management
Legal and tax issues
Family matters
Therapy and emotional support
Everyday matters

All calls to the service are in complete confidence. As an employer, Restorative will receive no information regarding employees contact, only anonymous statistics.

“We’re delighted to offer this valuable service. We recognise everyone has complex, busy lives and sometimes we might need help and advice with issues, including counselling. To be able to freely contact an independent, professional service, without obligation, and confidentially, can make so much difference to those worries that otherwise affect our wellbeing.”

Sarah Fawcett, Assoc CIPD | Head Office Manager

The Employee Wellbeing Service can be accessed by employees via:

Freephone adviceline
Online connection via chat or Skype call
Email – responded to within one working day

For contact details and to access the service, employees should go to well-online.co.uk and use the login details provided within their provision.

24 October 2023

New Assistant Manager roles created at Restorative SCS

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As part of Restorative’s unwavering commitment to continuous improvement in children and young people’s social care, three new Assistant Manager roles have been created for Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford zones within the supported accommodation service.

“These are completely new senior posts within our management structure,” said Byron Smith, one of the founding directors of Restorative.

The new Assistant Manager posts have been created to support the Zonal Managers in their responsibility of overseeing each zone’s teams, a role previously undertaken by Senior Support Workers.

“We needed to build capacity within our growing organisation to continue to provide the high standards of care and support we are committed to, while reflecting industry regulations. The new Assistant Managers will work on-shift supporting their teams, and they will also deputise for, and work alongside, Zonal Managers, gaining high-level experience and skills to further them in their careers,” says Byron.

Successful candidates to the Assistant Manager roles will receive Restorative’s signature support for personalised career development, including the completion of a Level 5 qualification and inhouse training programmes.

For those committed to the highest standards of social care for children and young people, Restorative are a Living Wage Employer, offer career roadmaps, study opportunities and reviewed and improved pay scales.

“We’ve always offered routes for staff to progress and as our service develops in line with increased demand in sufficiency this continues to be the case. We are committed to service development in meeting and exceeding standards of excellence in care for your people while supporting our teams to reach their potential.”

Those interested in applying for one of the new Assistant Manager posts at Restorative should view details and apply on the Restorative’s Careers page. Prospective applicants are also welcome to get in touch with the office if they would like to ask any questions or have an informal discussion about the role.

“If you think this role might be for you, get in touch. We’ve always got time for a chat if you’re considering joining our organisation and we’ll gladly explain the role in more detail,” said Byron.

24 October 2023

Don’t let lack of qualifications and experience hold you back from a career with Restorative

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At Restorative, our people make the difference – to the young people we care for and support, our quality of service and our team. Unlike other organisations, we don’t insist on minimum qualifications and experience on application.

“You just need to want to make a difference”

“We always say at Restorative, it’s personal qualities that matter. If you want a career with us, we’ll provide the qualifications, experience and opportunities for progression,” says Byron Smith, Director.

All successful applicants receive holistic, personal and financial support to study for and gain industry qualifications, benefitting from personalised training plans and specialist training that aligns with their career goals. Many staff go on to progress within the organisation, gaining experience and qualifications for senior and management roles.

Careers for life

“We’re building teams for the future. So there’s no limit to how far you want to go. If you see yourself as a manager in five years’ time, we’ll help you get there.”

Support and development for employees at Restorative is outstanding. Not only are care team employees supported to gain their NVQ Level 4, which is a requirement within two years of being in a support worker role, all employees, including head office and maintenance teams, receive bespoke, specialist, and mandatory, training courses, following an annual, busy training calendar.

Regular supervision and personalised support

“As a team and organisation, we are inclusive and supportive. We’re committed to helping all staff reach their potential with continuous development, supervision, personal development plans and career roadmap, relevant to their role,” says Sarah Fawcett, Head Office Manager.

Opportunities to learn, succeed and progress

Anyone thinking of a career in children’s social care, or who wants to work for a progressive organisation, either in site maintenance or head office administration is encouraged to apply to Restorative.

Here are some of the training and development benefits all employees can expect:

Support (financial, study time and experience) to gain NVQ level 4 within first two years of employment
Mandatory training via our training hub
Bespoke training and outside courses as required, e.g. First Aid, Effective Communication, etc.
Team Teach training
Regular, supportive supervision focused on personal development plans and training trackers

See yourself working at Restorative?

Check out our current vacancies now.

Or if you’d like to hear from some of the team in their own words about what it’s like to work at Restorative, read our staff case studies.

Want to chat about a role, or have a question about anything in this article, get in touch, via our website, email recruitment@restorative-scs.co.uk or call us on 01422 380 588.

16 August 2023

Recruiting for new job-share Support Worker positions at Restorative

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Sharing the responsibility but none of the job satisfaction, our new job-share support worker roles offer rewarding career opportunities for those who want to work with young people but can’t commit to full-time hours.
Job-share roles are now available within our residential children’s social care service and are for 18.5 hours a week, including 3 sleeps a month.

While we purposely keep staff support teams small at Restorative to maintain our permanency of care and familiarity of staff for the young people we support, we recognise that not everyone’s lifestyle enables them to work in a full-time role. Our job-share opportunities therefore enable the right applicants, with a real desire to work supporting young people, to access fantastic career opportunities in children’s social care and who may need to balance their own life and care commitments with employment.

All staff benefit from a strong culture of excellence and support with career roadmaps for progression and self-development, whether they are full-time, part-time or job-share within a fantastic, supportive team.
Applicants who don’t have qualifications should consider applying as Restorative recruits its team on personal qualities and the commitment to making a positive difference to young people.

To find out more about our job-share roles, head to our Vacancies Page on the website. If you’d like to discuss the role further or ask us a question, please call us on 01422 380 588 or email recruitment@restorative-scs.co.uk.

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11 August 2023

Restorative young people all set to be involved in recruitment and selection

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If you apply for a role at Restorative SCS, the likelihood is that some of the young people themselves will now be on your interview panel.

We think it’s important that the young people we care for, and support, are directly involved in the decisions made about their care, including, who we recruit and select. So, back in May this year, we offered Restorative young people the chance to attend our recruitment and selection training, so they could learn, and feel confident, about being involved in the selection of the new people we recruit for the very support teams who will work with them.

We are now delighted to report the young people who chose to take up this training have been working extremely hard over the last few months to discuss and agree the process for exploring candidate attributes during interviews.

Our Young Person Recruitment Bank is now all set up, with young people ready to take part in various recruitment tasks, including writing interview questions, being on the interview and shortlisting applicants.

A big well done to everyone involved. We know this will have a positive impact on our recruitment and selection processes to make them even more young people-centred, and very much look forward to seeing the outcome.