Progressive Care

12/10/2026

We’re recruiting for our Family Assessment Centres in Walsall, Derby and Matlock!

Come along to our Recruitment Open Day in Derby to meet the team and explore roles from Families Practitioners to Team Leaders.

Already working in care or looking for a rewarding new direction? We’d love to meet you. You could even receive a job offer following successful assessments and an interview on the day.

📅 Thursday 22 October 2026
🕤 9.30am – 5 pm
📍 The Derby Conference Centre, London Road, Derby, DE24 8UX

View the full details and book your place:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003072503780?aff=oddtdtcreator

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09/10/2026

Family Assessment Recruitment Open Day!

We’re recruiting for our centres in Sheffield and Barnsley, with roles available from Families Practitioners to Team Leaders.

Meet our team, find out about the opportunities and take the next step in your career. You could even receive a job offer following successful assessments and an interview on the day.

📅 Tuesday 20 October 2026
🕤 9.30am – 4pm
📍 Strines Building, 103–105 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S1 2NE

Interested? View the full details and book your place:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-assessment-recruitment-open-day-tickets-2003069911025?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/09/2026

📢 We’re Hiring – Family Assessment Recruitment Open Day!

Looking for a rewarding career in Social Care?

Join us for our Family Assessment Recruitment Open Day and discover our values, our approach to supporting children and families, and how you can make a meaningful difference every day.

📅 10th September 2026
🕘 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 AMDG House, Building 1, Callflex Business Park, Rotherham, S63 7ER

We’re recruiting for a range of opportunities, including:

✅ Family Practitioners
✅ Team Leaders

Whether you already have experience in care or are looking for a rewarding new career path, this is a great opportunity to meet our Leadership Team, learn more about our services, discover career progression opportunities, and take part in assessments and interviews on the same day.

🌟 For the right candidates, the day could even end with a job offer.
Come and discover how you can help us create positive futures for children and families in Sheffield.

Register Here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998551904546?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁

Through the Eyes of a Support Worker

I’ll be honest - this job can be exhausting.

Not because of the long days or the challenges, but because of the outdated narrative that keeps placing limits on care-experienced children, again and again.

And while challenges exist, that’s not the whole story. Every day, I see potential.

I see it in the children who don’t yet believe in themselves.

In those who push away before trusting.
In the quiet moments when a child finally holds eye contact, stays in the room a little longer, or pauses instead of reacting.

These small, quiet wins don’t fit neatly into a report, but they change lives.

Real progress isn’t always obvious. Sometimes it’s learning to trust. Making a friend for the first time. Feeling safe enough to be themselves. Believing they deserve love and then experiencing it.

This role isn’t about filling a rota. It’s about showing up. Being the steady presence, the safe place, the one who listens.

The one who proves, through actions rather than words, that they truly matter.
If you’re lucky enough to step into this work, know this - it’s not a stopgap before a “real” career. It’s real work.

Work that changes lives long after the shift ends.

Every step matters. Every quiet win counts.

30/03/2026

We’re really proud to share that we are now members of 𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗣 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Joining NASAP is an important step for us. It brings us together with organisations who share our belief that Supported Living should be about opportunity, consistency, and creating environments where young people can truly thrive.

Over 25 years ago, through our work supporting young mothers and their babies, we saw first-hand how the 16+ age group was often overlooked and just how vital the right support is at that stage of life. That realisation shaped our journey and led us to become one of the first providers of 16+ Supported Living.

As we look ahead, our focus remains simple. Every young person deserves the chance to grow at their own pace, not to be rushed into adulthood, but to be supported, guided, and given the same opportunities as their peers.

Through our work, we strive to create quality spaces where young people can build confidence, feel safe, and make positive, lasting memories - the kind that shape futures filled with possibility.

By working alongside NASAP, we’re excited to be part of a collective voice that continues to raise standards, champion quality, and ensure young people remain at the heart of everything we do.

24/03/2026

Have you been missing out on our regular newsletters?

With children/ young People’s safety at the forefront, we share insights from over 25 years of experience - keeping the child/young person’s needs at the heart of everything we do.

Our newsletters feature:

-Guest contributions from our in-house experts

-Perspectives from the children, young people and families we support

-Real accounts from professionals and teams working alongside families every day

-Updates from our services, including availability, locations and care packages

We understand the pressures Local Authorities face and work to provide support that helps alleviate some of that workload - keeping you informed, connected, and supported.

Sign up today and join the commissioners already benefiting from these insights.

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13/02/2026

Children’s Mental Health Week

Awareness weeks matter.

But children’s mental health isn’t something we focus on once a year - it sits at the centre of what we do, every single day.

In our homes, it always has.

Our responsibility is to create environments where children feel safe, valued, and equipped with strategies to navigate difficult times. We recognise that progress is gradual and deeply individual.

Day to day, this means building self-esteem, creating emotional safety, practising mindfulness, encouraging new experiences, and helping each child or young person discover what works for them.

This week this has included:

• Expressing feelings through artwork
• Exploring worries through “worry boxes”
• Attending yoga sessions
• Supporting a young person to attend their first welcome chat with Sheffield Charity Gold Digger Trust - www.golddiggertrust.co.uk

At the point of moving on from our Children’s Homes, a young person shared these words with the team:

“Thank you so much for everything you have done for me here at Pathways. I have grown so much in my time here and I'll always remember everything you have done for me, supported me, and helped me grow into the person I am today. I really appreciate it!!! Lots of Love – P.S, going to miss you all so so much! 🙂”

Growth like this takes time.
It takes consistency.
It takes adults who stay - especially on the hard days.

We care deeply about the wellbeing of our children, and equally about the wellbeing of our teams. When our teams feel supported and emotionally safe, they can offer the calm, steady presence every child deserves.

Children’s Mental Health Week is a reminder.

For the children and young people, we support, this work is ongoing - quiet, relational, sometimes slow, but always important.

We’re proud of every step forward, however big or small.

02/01/2026

12/12/2025

𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 🎄

Yesterday, the Progressive Care team got into the Christmas spirit by donning their best Christmas jumpers in support of 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲.

In exchange for wearing their festive knits, the team made donations to a charity we truly admire for its incredible work supporting vulnerable children around the world.

Thank You to Save the Children UK and Thank You too all who got involved.