Residential Child Care Practitioner

Willow Lodge is a newly acquired residential children’s home situated on the grounds of Bannercross Hall, Sheffield 11 and is due to open in July 2026. The home will provide high-quality residential placements for 2 children aged 4–10 years. The service is designed to support children who have experienced significant early life trauma, neglect, disrupted attachments, and instability, resulting in complex emotional, behavioural, and developmental presentations.

Staff will actively contribute to care planning and review processes, using consistent observations and reflective practice to inform decision-making and progress. Where appropriate, this will include working towards reunification with family members, supporting children to safely return home through structured interventions, family work, and close collaboration with placing authorities.

For children where, returning home is not in their best interests, staff will support planned transitions into foster care or oth...