Oasis Manor Care runs a small, growing group of Ofsted-registered children's homes in Croydon. PACE is woven through everyday life in our homes, with an in-house psychologist supporting every child and every member of staff. If you want to do residential childcare well, with the backing to do it right, we'd like to hear from you.
We run a handful of homes and we are growing, so you are a name, not a number, and there is a real path forward. Support worker to senior, senior to deputy, deputy to registered manager. When we open a home, we promote from within first.
See how you grow with usPACE is woven through everyday life in every home, the attachment-based approach used in the best therapeutic homes. We have an in-house psychologist who sees the children and supports the team. When a placement is hard, you have reflective support, a clear and shared way of working, and people around you who understand trauma.
Our homes are long-term homes for children who need stability. The work is about building trust over months and years, not managing a crisis and moving on. If you came into this job to actually change a child's story, that is the work here.
We back the qualifications that move your career, and we give you the time and the mentoring to earn them.
The heart of the home. Day-to-day care, relationships, routines, keeping children safe and helping them thrive.
Leading shifts, mentoring the team, holding the practice to a high standard.
Running the home alongside the registered manager, leading on care planning and staff development.
Accountable for a home, its Ofsted compliance and its culture. The most important appointment we make.
You do not need years in children's residential care to start with us, though it helps. Here is what matters most.
A real care for young people who have experienced adversity, loss or disruption, and the patience to earn their trust slowly.
Children who have been let down before need adults who turn up, every time.
The openness to ask for help, and to reflect honestly on the hard shifts.
For most roles, the right to work in the UK and a willingness to complete an enhanced DBS check.
A full UK driving licence is an advantage, and essential for some roles.
If that sounds like you, your background before care matters less than you might think. Some of our best people came from outside the sector.
That is not red tape, it is how we protect the children in our care and the reputation of everyone who works here.
Apply for the role that fits, or send us a CV and tell us what you are looking for.
A phone conversation, so we both get a feel for fit.
An interview at or near the home, values-based, with a chance to ask us anything.
Checks before you start: enhanced DBS, full references, right-to-work and the rest of the safer-recruitment process.
Induction that gets you ready before you carry a shift.
Every offer is conditional on satisfactory checks. We make no apology for being thorough.
See what is open now, or get in touch and tell us what you are looking for. We would rather hear from the right person than fill a rota.