Welcome to Bayview Childcare

Bay View Childcare believe all young people who are deemed to be challenging will be able to work towards achieving better outcomes if they are provided with a comfortable and caring environment.

Our purpose is to provide a therapeutic & nurturing environment that will enable the young people in our care to experience happier times and work
towards a brighter more prosperous future.

Through providing an extensive care package and working closely with established professionals and agencies, each young person will have the
opportunity to strive towards achieving their own personal goals and ambitions.

We support our young people to achieve their educational goals and ambitions and we work collaboratively with educational providers to ensure the needs of young people are met.

We support young people to access local work experience opportunities and have provision to support the young people moving towards and through
independence with our Annex building at Glenfield.

At Bay View Childcare we have a firm belief that all young people deserve to be supported through independence and into adult life. Once the young people have established a clear understanding of independence and been given the skills required to survive, they will then have more confidence and ability to succeed. All young people will work towards their own individual pathway plans to help them develop a positive future.

Mission Statement

“Leading the way through childhood, youth, teenage, independence and beyond to provide!”

Our Childcare Belief

Our practice is underpinned by the principles of ‘Good Parenting’. We have all experienced parenting, either by our own parents, or their substitutes or perhaps by parenting our own children. Children and young people in care also have their own parents, and residential staff should not take any actions, which would suggest that they are trying to replace them.

Clearly, there are many different examples of parenting, and the children in care will have experienced a wide range of differing approaches. This will mean that many of them will be confused about parenting. It is essential that the staff team at Bay View Childcare have an agreed and consistent approach, for each individual. Although there is a collective responsibility for parenting shared by the staff team, key workers will have particular
responsibilities for individual children. These will be set out clearly in individual care plans.

We believe that ‘Good Parenting’ is essential – it interprets the realities of the world for developing children until, as young adults, they can survive and flourish in the world by themselves.

Childcare Objectives

To create Individual Placement Plans with the involvement of each young person, so that they can take an active role in planning their future.
To provide very clear boundaries, routines and structures within which young people can address negative past experiences and behaviours, in order to facilitate a more positive future.
To provide programmes of activities for the children and staff as a whole, and to initiate individually tailored activities, especially in the community.
To celebrate traditional/cultural events such as birthdays, religious festivals, through education of Equality & Diversity etc.

To constantly praise good behaviour, and create incentive programmes whereby good behaviour is rewarded.
To require all young people to participate in house meetings and individual sessions with Key Workers.
To maintain contact with families/ previous carers.
To set up “Pathway Plans” for older children who are working towards independence.
To support and prepare young people to move towards and through independence, either by supportive living or own accommodation that may be community based or provided through Bay View Childcare.

Yealand

Yealand is a four bedroom home registered to accommodate and care for up to four young people of either gender aged between 8 and 18 years who experience emotional and behavioural difficulties. The home is based in Heysham, close to the seaside town of Morecambe.

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Glenfield

Glenfield is a six bedroom home registered to accommodate and care for up to six young people of either gender aged between 8 and 18 years.

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Thortindale

Thortindale Cottage is registered to accommodate and care for up to four young people of either sex aged between 8 and 18 years who experience emotional and behavioural difficulties, and have mild learning disabilities.

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East Gate Lodge

East Gate Lodge is registered to accommodate and care for up to three young people of either gender aged between 8 and 18 years who experience emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Berwick

Berwick is a new three bedroom children’s home located on the outskirts of Morecambe and close to Lancaster City.

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Recruitment Process

Once you have been shortlisted for an interview, you will be invited to an initial Interview via Teams. This will be with two staff members to follow our safer recruitment policy.
If successful at interview you will then receive a phone call to talk you through the on-boarding process.

On-boarding Process

Your employment is subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced Child & Adult’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and health checks.
You will be required to provide a full employment history from the age of 16, including any education.
We will be requesting references from the last 5 years of employment and additionally any references that involved working with children or vulnerable adults.
You may be subject to complete an overseas criminal check if you have lived or worked outside of the UK for more than 3 months.
All checks must be received before any commencement date is discussed.