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Barnwood House

Enabling. Enhancing. Enriching.

Barnwood House is a small, nurturing, and therapeutically supportive home designed for up to two children of all genders, aged 9 to 14, with a particular focus on supporting children aged 10 to 13 at admission.

Our purpose is to provide intensive, highly individualised care that helps children overcome challenges, rediscover their strengths, and build the confidence they need to thrive in a stable family environment.

Whether a young person’s journey leads to long‑term fostering or reunification with birth family, we work closely with families and foster carers from the very beginning, sharing strategies, building relationships, and ensuring transitions are handled with care and consistency.

We are recruiting staff and all adverts will be posted on our Children’s Home Recruitment page so please do keep checking for updates.

 Why Barnwood House Is a Special Place to Work

Transform Lives Through Deep, Individualised Care

With only two children in the home, you have the time, space, and opportunity to build truly meaningful relationships and provide support that is consistent, tailored, and impactful.

Training and Development You Can Be Proud Of

You will receive:

  • Trauma‑informed practice training
  • Specialist therapeutic and behavioural training
  • Learning delivered through our Children’s Ambassadors
  • Support through our class‑leading Social Work Academy

Whether you’re starting out or bringing years of experience, we help you grow your skills, confidence, and career.

A Team That Works With Families

You will work alongside social workers, foster carers, and families from the outset, helping create stability, trust, and continuity — essential building blocks for a child’s future.

Our Ethos: Enabling, Enhancing, Enriching

Everything we do at Barnwood House is shaped by this commitment.

🌼 Enabling

Giving each child the tools, confidence, and emotional security they need to take positive steps forward.

🌿 Enhancing

Creating experiences and opportunities that stretch their imagination, support their learning, and build their self-belief.

🌈 Enriching

Filling daily life with warmth, fun, connection, and opportunities that broaden horizons and nurture wellbeing.

How We Support Children and Young People

At Barnwood House, children experience a safe and nurturing environment where they can feel protected, valued, and understood. The home offers a calm, homely atmosphere that helps children settle and develop a sense of belonging. They are encouraged to explore stimulating and developmental opportunities, trying new activities, discovering their interests, and building confidence through positive and enjoyable experiences. Strong, trusting relationships sit at the heart of our approach; we prioritise meaningful connections between children and staff, as well as between the young people themselves, so that every child feels secure, cared for, and part of a supportive community. Each child also receives individualised, trauma‑informed support that is tailored to their unique experiences, needs, and aspirations. By understanding behaviour as communication and providing thoughtful, responsive care, we work to reduce barriers, strengthen resilience, and help children move forward with hope and confidence.

What Will It Be Like to Live at Barnwood House?

Every child in our care has the right to:

  • Feel safe, loved, and happy
  • Be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity
  • Have a voice in decisions that affect them
  • Maintain meaningful relationships with family and friends
  • Receive consistent support with their education and personal goals
  • Live in a home that values and celebrates their identity, culture, and beliefs

Our role is to make these rights a daily reality.

Is This You? — What Our Children Need in Their Adults

You may be a great fit for Barnwood House if you:

💛 Build trusting, nurturing relationships

You offer calm, steady support and understand the importance of connection.

🧠 Are trauma‑informed and empathetic

You see behaviour as communication and respond with understanding and patience.

🌍 Value family and community

You work collaboratively with families and foster carers and help children remain connected to important people in their lives.

🎨 Encourage play, fun, and creativity

You know that childhood should be joyful, active, and filled with opportunities to learn.

🧩 Are reflective and resilient

You adapt, learn, and stay grounded even in challenging moments.

If this sounds like you, our children need adults just like you.

 Join Us at Barnwood House

Working at Barnwood House means being part of a dedicated, trauma‑informed team that places children’s wellbeing at the centre of everything.

We are recruiting now — and we would love to speak with people who are:

  • Compassionate
  • Curious
  • Motivated
  • Ready to grow
  • Passionate about giving children the love, stability, and opportunity they deserve

Together, we can Enabling, Enhance, and Enrich the lives of our children — one moment at a time.

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Dantieye, one of our Ambassadors for Children and Young People, spoke to Isabel Santos about the home and the career opportunities available: