31/03/2026
We are looking for Route 29 carers...
Edge of Care/ Residential Keyworker – Route 29
Hours: 36 hours including weekends and evenings and sleep ins to meet service needs
Contract: Permanent
Salford is a thriving cultural, economic and residential location, well known as a channel for academic and business talent. Children get a great start at a wide range of schools, further education colleges and the award-winning University of Salford. The waterfront development at Media City UK makes Salford a major centre of UK media production.
We want children growing up in Salford to see and say that their city, community, and services are great and this has been recognised in our most recent Ofsted report which rates our continued overall services as ‘good’. This means that ‘children have continued to receive focused, timely and proportionate support in response to their needs and level of risk. Multi-agency arrangements for children are effective and these lead to a good range of interventions that keep children safe’ (Ofsted 2018)
Route 29 is inspired by the 'No Wrong Door' approach which is an exciting way of working collaboratively to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children and families in Salford. Route 29 will focus on providing a robust and asset based intervention to young people aged 8 -18 years who are on the edge of care, in care or at risk of placement instability. We believe that Route 29 will embrace a closer working relationship with adolescents – a ‘working with’ rather than a ‘doing to’ approach. We want to be seen as a listening organisation and one where young people do not need to repeat their story to each professional, no matter which agency is involved. Our service includes a 28 day residential home that supports young people at times of crisis.
Our hub which will provide residential and outreach support will have a dedicated team which includes:
Two Deputy Managers
Key workers who support young people and their families within the hub and by outreach work in the community
Portfolio Leads (keyworkers with additional levels of responsibility)
Senior CAMHS Practitioner
Speech and Language therapist
Educational Psychologist
Police Officer
Two Specialist Nurses
Foster carers who work out of the hub and are part of the professional team
The resilient keyworkers ‘stick’ with the young person through thick and thin to access the right services at the right time and in the right place to meet their needs.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Keyworker to join our new service. We are looking for someone who really wants to make a difference. You will need to have extensive experience of working with vulnerable adolescents who have complex needs and present high risk. You will hold a level 3 in Children and Young People and you will work both in the residential hub and as an outreach worker. You will offer advice, support and guidance to the young people who reside in the hub creating a safe and homely atmosphere. You will have sound knowledge of the Children Homes Regulations and Quality Standards that underpin the work you do within the hub. Working as part of a multi-agency team you will display a genuine commitment to the needs and welfare of vulnerable children and adults to ensure the best outcomes for them. You will have experience of completing direct work with young people to support them to make progress, and where safe to do so, ensure they can remain in the care of their family or wider network. You will work in trauma informed way and have the benefit of support and guidance from our specilaist team. You will demonstrate our values of Pride, Passion, People and Personal Responsibility to give young people the stability, skills and support to manage their transition to adulthood and independence successfully.
This is an exciting time to join Route 29 as the service continues to grow and develop to support more young people across the borough.
Learn, grow and develop as a Salford Keyworker.
R29 Fostering Recruitment Offer
- Access to all online training for R29 staff
- Allocated link manager within R29 who will manage the dates and duration of any placement
- Access to Route 29 Specialist team for advice (this includes Senior CAMHS Practitioner, Speech and Language Therapist, Educational Psychologist, Specialist nurses, and Missing from Home Police Officer)
- Access to specialist training offer (monthly face to face sessions)
- Access to R29 10am-10pm duty service which will include out of hours visits if needed
- Young people will be allocated a R29 key worker to support them during their stay with you and beyond
- Options to attend development days with the R29 team
- A peer support group of other R29 foster carers
At Salford we’re committed to supporting our staff to learn and grow and from day one we’ll support you to succeed within Salford through ongoing learning and development. This will include some core training both online and face to face as well as the opportunity to continue with apprenticeships relevant for your role.
Contact the Route29 team
If you think that working at Route29 and making a real difference to a young person's life might be for you, please contact Team Manager Emma Hopkinson
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment.
