Grow with us

Not just a job, build a career with us

Career Progression

Here at Upwards Residential Care Services, we don’t just guide the way for our children and children, we also want to see our teams thrive and help them to grow and develop in their careers.


For those who come to Upwards Residential Care Services without their NVQ Level 3 in Children and Childrens Workforce and would like to progress in their residential careers, we enrol them onto this course and offer support and guidance throughout. If you already have this qualification or complete it and would like to start a career in residential management, we also enrol our teams onto the NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management.


Management training

We are extremely proud of the growth and development our company has made in the past few years, as we continue to evolve and help our children overcome barriers and succeed in life, we are conscious that none of this would be possible without the brilliant work of our colleagues.

Our training programmes ensure that all our colleagues can not only excel but progress in their residential careers. We offer NVQ training for various programmes, including ‘Children and Children's Workforce’ and ‘Leadership and Management.

All Upwards Residential Care Services Children’s Homes managers must be qualified with a Level 5 Diploma in leadership and management. In preparation for this we will enrol people on this qualification whilst they are a deputy home manager. In some cases where people are interested in this career path, we will enrol them whilst they are working as a senior support worker. This allows for those wishing to progress to start to develop their career in this direction but also continue their learning.

Skills development

Alongside the formal qualification, Upwards Residential Care recognises that taking that next step in a career to lead can be a difficult one. As such we will support emerging managers through this transition with a wide range of professional coaching and skill-based learning experiences and training to aid develop the confidence and skills needed to manage others.


Make a referral today by getting in touch with a member of the Upwards Residential Care Services team.