Positive Outcomes Childcare

02/10/2026

📣📣📣📣WE ARE HIRING📣📣📣📣

Brand new Residential Care Worker (RCW) and Childcare Practitioner (CP) roles available!

📍 Locations: Stafford | Shrewsbury | Halesowen | Telford | Oswestry

Role: Residential Care Worker (RCW) / Childcare Practitioner (CP)

💷 RCW Salary: £27,000–£29,000 per annum

💷 CP Salary: £28,000–£30,000 per annum

Salary is inclusive of sleep-ins and dependent upon experience, location, qualifications and progression within the role.

🕐 Working Pattern: 2 days on / 4 days off

⏰ 2,076 hours per year

Are you looking for a career that genuinely makes a difference? Join our team and help create a safe, nurturing and supportive home for children and young people.

You’ll build meaningful relationships, support their development and independence, and help them grow in confidence and reach their potential. Every day brings the opportunity to make a real difference.

✨ No previous qualifications required

📚 Fully funded Level 4 qualification

📈 Career progression and pay rises as you develop

🤝 Supportive team environment

🏡 A career where what you do really matters

If you’re compassionate, dedicated and ready to build a rewarding career supporting young people, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and start your journey with us.

📩How to Apply

If you are interested, please submit an expression of interest to [email protected] outlining how your skills and experience meet the criteria for the role. Or visit our careers page on our website (link below) to read the full job description and complete the contact form.

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15/09/2026

We are very proud to announce that our Willows home has just received an Ofsted GOOD rating in their recent inspection! Huge congratulations to our amazing management and staff team at the Home!

This fantastic achievement is a reflection of the positive progress and meaningful change within the home. Over recent months, there has been a strong focus on reflection, development and continuous improvement, supported by the appointment of a new leadership team and the careful development of a dedicated staff team selected specifically around the needs of the child.

The result is a home that continues to grow from strength to strength, with a clear focus on providing a safe, nurturing and supportive environment where children can thrive. We’re incredibly proud of everyone involved in this journey and the commitment they have shown to achieving positive outcomes for the child.

✅ Overall experiences and progress of children and young people – Good

✅ How well children and young people are helped and protected – Good

✅ The effectiveness of leaders and managers – Good

The report highlights many areas of excellent practice that we are particularly proud of including:

💙 Positive, trusting relationships between the child and staff

💙 A sensitive and well-planned transition for the child

💙 Exceptional understanding of the child’s individual vulnerabilities

💙 Excellent progress in recognising and managing risk

💙 Purposeful support to develop independence, confidence and responsibility

💙 Detailed and regularly reviewed care plans and risk assessments

💙 Prompt and robust management oversight

💙 Regular reflective supervision and team development

💙 Strong partnerships with family members, the placing authority and other professionals

💙 A nurturing, safe and well-maintained home

We are particularly proud that the inspector recognised how committed the staff are to meeting the child’s needs and how carefully the team balances increasing independence with effective safeguarding.

This outcome reflects the resilience, dedication and hard work of everyone involved. It demonstrates what can be achieved through strong leadership, honest reflection, consistent oversight and a shared commitment to improving children’s lives.

We will strive to build on this success—particularly by ensuring that education is given the same strong focus as safeguarding, independence and care.

A huge thank you to the staff team, senior leaders, professionals, family members and, most importantly, the young person whose voice and progress remain at the heart of everything we do.

18/08/2026

We want to congratulate the incredible management and staff team at our Derby House Home on achieving an Ofsted GOOD rating at their recent inspection!

The Ofsted inspection recognised the continued progress being made within the home, with a judgement of GOOD across all three areas inspected:

✅ Overall experiences and progress of children and young people – Good

✅ How well children and young people are helped and protected – Good

✅ The effectiveness of leaders and managers – Good

The report highlights many areas of practice that we are particularly proud of including:



💙 Fostering Meaningful relationships:

Despite children being relatively new to the home, Ofsted recognised the work of our staff in building positive and trusting relationships. Children were able to identify staff members they trust and feel comfortable speaking with.


🍃 Child-centred care and support

Children’s health, education, social development and independence needs are being well supported, with strong partnership working between the home, families, education professionals, clinicians and external services.

🧠 Therapeutic and neurodiversity-informed practice

The inspection recognised the team’s understanding of children’s individual needs and highlighted how the PACE model – Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy – is embedded in practice. Staff were recognised for responding effectively to incidents, using de-escalation strategies well and taking a thoughtful, balanced approach to risk.


📚 A culture of reflection and learning

Reflective practice following incidents is helping us continually develop. Detailed management reviews, audits, supervision, team workshops and clinical consultation are being used to identify learning and strengthen practice. Two members of our team are also preparing to undertake enhanced external training to become Neurodiversity Champions, further developing the knowledge and skills within the home.

🤝 Strong leadership and oversight

Ofsted recognised strengthened leadership and management arrangements, increased scrutiny and accountability, and the continued focus on improving outcomes for children.

Most importantly, the report reflects a team that remains committed to providing children with safe, nurturing and supportive care while helping them prepare for their futures.

A huge thank you to our staff team, leaders, clinicians and partner professionals for their continued commitment, resilience and dedication.



We are proud of what has been achieved, while recognising that good services never stand still. We will continue learning, developing and raising the quality of care we provide for every child.

26/06/2026

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We are pleased to announce as part of our ongoing growth, new Residential Childcare Practitioner Roles have become available in the Staffordshire, Shrewsbury, Halesowen, Oswestry and Telford areas.

Full job description:

Role: Residential Childcare Practitioner - Qualified & Unqualified Applicants Welcome


Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 per annum (inclusive of sleep-ins) - Salary dependent upon experience, qualifications and progression within the role.


Working hours: 2 days on / 4 days off Shift Pattern

Are you looking for a career that genuinely changes lives?


As a Residential Childcare Practitioner, you'll become part of a dedicated team providing care, guidance and stability to children and young people who have experienced significant challenges in their lives. Through consistency, patience and positive relationships, you'll help create a safe home where young people can rebuild confidence, develop independence and achieve their potential.

Positive Outcomes has been delivering exceptional residential childcare services for over 10 years and understands that great outcomes for young people start with great people. That's why we are committed to supporting, developing and investing in every member of our team.

Why Join?
✔ Competitive salary
✔ Clear career progression opportunities from day one
✔ Unique 12-stage development pathway
✔ Ongoing training, coaching and professional development
✔ Supportive and experienced management team
✔ Opportunity to gain recognised qualifications
✔ Work for an organisation that values teamwork, consistency and staff wellbeing


What You'll Be Doing
✔ Supporting children and young people within a residential home setting
✔ Building positive and trusting relationships
✔ Encouraging education, hobbies and personal development
✔ Promoting independence and life skills
✔ Providing emotional support and guidance
✔ Working alongside colleagues to create a safe, nurturing and therapeutic environment
✔ Acting as a positive role model every day


What We're Looking For:
We're interested in speaking with people who are:
✔ Compassionate and resilient
✔ Passionate about supporting young people
✔ Reliable and committed
✔ Positive team players
✔ Willing to learn and develop professionally


Previous residential childcare experience is beneficial but not essential. We welcome applications from individuals looking to start a rewarding career in children's residential care.


A full UK driving licence is essential.


Apply today and become part of a team where every day brings the opportunity to make a real difference.

How to Apply
If you are interested, please submit an expression of interest to [email protected] outlining how your skills and experience meet the criteria for the role. Or visit our careers page on our website (link below) and complete the contact form.

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24/04/2026

📣📣📣📣WE ARE HIRING📣📣📣📣

Referral and Engagement officer
ocation: Head Office
Contract: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Closing Date: 8 May 2026, 17:00

We are seeking a proactive and driven Referral and Engagement officer to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

✔Build and maintain positive relationships with commissioners through regular monthly and quarterly visits and check-ins

✔Attend commissioner events and relevant forums to strengthen partnerships and identify referral opportunities

✔Manage referral platforms on a day-to-day basis, ensuring timely responses and appropriate handling of referrals and rejections

✔Share suitable placement opportunities with Registered Managers and escalate issues where required

✔Work collaboratively with Regional Managers to resolve challenges and ensure consistent communication

✔Review and respond to placement fee costings on a weekly basis, adapting to changes in local authority expectations

✔Collect and analyse data to identify trends, supporting service improvement and strategic planning

✔Ensure safe and effective planning throughout the placement process, from initial agreement through to move-in

✔Review and sign off contracts and placement agreements

About You

🔹Strong relationship-building and communication skills

🔹Experience working with local authorities, commissioners, or within a placements function (desirable)

🔹Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively in a fast-paced environment

🔹Analytical mindset with confidence in interpreting data and trends

🔹A collaborative, solution-focused approach

Requirements

🔹Full UK driving licence (essential for face-to-face meetings and events)

Working Arrangements

🔹This role is based at Head Office and operates on a full-time, 40-hour contract.

How to Apply

If you are interested, please submit an expression of interest to [email protected] outlining how your skills and experience meet the criteria for the role.

23/12/2025

We would like to wish all of our incredible staff team a very Merry Christmas and thank you!

Your dedication, compassion, and hard work throughout the year have helped us to achieve some truly fantastic outcomes for the children in our care.

We're so proud of what we've accomplished together and look forward to carrying this commitment, care, and positivity into the New Year as we continue to support and empower our children.

To all of the commissioners, parents, social workers, government bodies and everyone that has supported our children or our company - we wish you all a fantastic holiday season and a very happy new year!

09/10/2025

We wanted to share a really positive story about our Willows home and a success that they have had with an amazing young person. The story is one of hope and resilience, but also of sadness for us and our wonderful Willows staff team, as we have recently had to say a tearful goodbye to one of our children who has been with us for 3 years.

Our Willows team threw an 18th Birthday party to say goodbye to her.
It was a fantastic day and she loved every minute of it! In the words of our Deputy Manager:

"She was very grateful and there have been some tears from 👧 and staff (happy and also sad this part of her journey has come to an end).

As we all know; 👧 has grown into a beautiful, smart and a much more confident person. She arrived, just a 15-year-old child with her own trauma, barriers, struggles, with little trust in the world and not knowing who she is/wants to become. We can proudly say she has overcome soo much from having crippling anxiety that consumed her, to becoming confident, speaking out for herself, passing GCSE's and is now in her 2nd year of college. Her outlook on life, adults and the world around her has changed for the better; 👧 has put the work in herself to be the most incredible young woman she is.

The team (all those that have come and gone and some which remain) can also carry pride in all we have achieved by helping HER to achieve a much more positive outcome (pun intended).

We can safely and proudly say; we have guided 👧 into adulthood and know she will go on and do great things! From tears and tantrums from not wanting to do things for herself… to now being completely capable and independent to face the world head on!"

We all wish our wonderful 👧 a great future and to continue on her own journey to success. We also want to congratulate our Willows staff team, this is truly what Positive Outcomes is about: Helping our children to heal and thrive!

12/09/2025

We'd like to say a huge 'Welcome' to all the new members of the Positive Outcomes team!

Our image was taken from their recent training days at our HQ!

They are all amazing, bright, friendly and very caring individuals, so much so, that they even named our training manikin and included him in the team photo...so we now have a new member of Learning and Development: CPR Manikin Steve!

We are looking forward to working together to support and care for our young people and encourage and create opportunities for you within our expanding organisation.

07/08/2025

Reflecting on the amazing successes that we've achieved over the past 9 months, we want to congratulate and thank our entire staff team for their application, dedication, professionalism, empathy and caring attitude.

Together, we have made significant progress across the board including (but not limited to):

✅ 2 x Outstanding ratings achieved

✅ 2 x Good ratings achieved

✅ 3 x New homes opened and all providing safety to amazing children

✅ 1 x New home awaiting registration

✅ Phase 2 of our clinical model launched

✅ A switch in behaviour management

✅ Introduction of a new L&D lead.

✅ Introduction of new recruitment partners

✅ Homes Managers undertaking senior management qualifications

✅ Many of our colleagues completing their Level 4 qualifications and many

more embarking on this exciting step.

✅ Registered Managers on pathways to becoming Regional Managers &

RI's, and a lengthy list of internal promotions at all levels.

✅ A larger head office to support our growing team of amazing

professionals and their departments.

✅ Many children transitioned on to the next step of their exciting journey,

some back to loved ones, some onto independence.

✅ Children sitting GCSE exams, attending college, their first part time jobs, spending time in European countries and excelling like never before.

A message from our Senior Manager

As I write this at 6.00am on a Sunday morning, I am smiling. I am smiling because when the world is busy, all of the above is taken for granted as "just what we do".

I am fortunate enough that for the first time ever I have found an organisation that meets my high expectations of culture, values and outcomes for children.

I sit on a senior leadership team of the best professionals that I have ever worked alongside and together we are formidable. A lot of things in any profession are tell tales signs of job satisfaction.

I believe the biggest to be how you feel about Monday, on Sunday! Are you sitting their smiling like I am, or are you dreading it?

If you want to be a part of this exciting adventure then please reach out, let's get that "Sunday smile back".

If you are interested in working for Positive Outcomes Childcare Limited please contact us today at: [email protected]

01/08/2025

More amazing expansion news! We are very proud to announce, that we have received notification that 'Quarry' our brand new Shrewsbury based home has officially been granted registration!

We'd also like to congratulate our amazing Staff Team at 'Mill House' and our young person who has settled in amazingly well! He has just celebrated his 12th birthday, with the care team and his family. This was really positive, and they were all able to enjoy a day of him showing his family the beautiful views of the Long Mynd and all the wild horses.

Since residing with us at Mill house, he has stopped va**ng and has engaged in educational activities, including joining a boxing club that he attends twice weekly, and is loving it. He’s doing so well.

What a fantastic result, well done to our Young Person, Jeanna and the Team!