Your Career. Their Future. Build your career at Butterfly House Histon, Cambridgeshire • Supporting children aged 6-17
Welcome to Butterfly House
A small home. A close team. A big opportunity to make a difference. Butterfly House is a warm, safe and welcoming residential home in Histon, Cambridgeshire. We support up to five children aged 6-17, creating a stable environment where each child can feel valued, respected and able to grow in confidence.
For our team, that means the chance to know each young person as an individual. You can build trust over time, understand their strengths and goals, and be part of the ordinary experiences that help a house feel like a home.
A place to make a difference
At Butterfly House, care is not something that happens around children. We work with them - listening to their voice, encouraging choice and helping them build confidence, independence and a sense of belonging.
UP TO 5 Children
AGES 6-17 Individual journeys
HISTON Close to Cambridge
Made to feel like home
A space where everyday life, laughter and belonging matter. The space at Butterfly House is part of what makes it special. Butterfly House has been decorated and furnished to a high standard to reflect the positive aspects of family living. Each child has their own bedroom and ensuite bathroom, with space to personalise and make their own.
5 BEDROOMS Single occupancy EN-SUITE Privacy & personal space SHARED LIFE Lounge, kitchen & dining MORE SPACE Quiet/sensory room & garden
Make your mark
Build relationships that can change a young person’s future. A shift can contain a hundred different moments. You might start the day helping someone get ready for school. Later you could support homework, cook together, head out to an activity, spend time in a key-work session or simply sit down for a conversation after a difficult day.
• Create calm, predictable routines while giving children meaningful choices. • Share meals, games, hobbies and everyday home life. • Support education, appointments, activities and community connections. • Help children discover interests - from sport and music to creative activities and new experiences. • Build practical independence through cooking, selfcare, budgeting and other life skills. • Celebrate the small wins as well as the big achievements.
No two days are the same The constant is the relationship: being a dependable adult who listens, follows through and helps a young person feel safe enough to grow.
Every child is different So is the support they need.
Children living at Butterfly House may have experienced trauma, disrupted attachments, loss, neglect, abuse, instability or previous placement breakdowns. Our practice is designed around understanding those experiences rather than defining a child by them. TRAUMA-INFORMED We consider what may sit behind behaviour. RELATIONSHIP-BASED We build trust through consistent everyday care. RESTORATIVE We help children reflect, repair and move forward. CHILD-CENTRED We place each child’s needs, rights and voice at the centre. We see behaviour as communication and respond with curiosity and compassion. Our ambition is for every child to leave Butterfly House with greater hope, resilience, confidence and the tools to succeed.
Every child deserves to feel seen, heard and valued
You’re part of a team Together for every child.
Good care is a team effort. Butterfly House is led by a Registered Manager, with deputy management, senior team members and residential childcare colleagues working together across a structured 24-hour staffing model. The leadership team provide daily support and are also available on call. You will also work alongside social workers, schools and colleges, health professionals, families and other people who are important in each child’s life. Supported to reflect Supervision takes place at least monthly, providing dedicated time to talk about practice, wellbeing and professional development. Team meetings and training refreshers keep learning active.
LISTEN To children & colleagues
SHARE Information & Learning
SUPPORT One another
SPEAK UP For safe practice
Grow while they grow Your Career Pathway.
We invest in our team’s skills, confidence and wellbeing through ongoing learning and support. • Role-specific induction and ongoing training in safeguarding, behaviour support, health, Learn Reflect equality and diversity, first aid and therapeutic Build Strengthen knowledge approaches. practice • Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare for • relevant team members, expected within two years of starting. Progress • Monthly reflective supervision, annual Develop appraisal and regular team meetings. your career • Access to Excelcare eLearning, leadership programmes and funded apprenticeships.
Your Career Journey
At Butterfly House, many colleagues begin their career in frontline residential childcare and progress into leadership roles through experience, qualifications, training and ongoing support. Residential Support Partner Senior Residential Support Partner Deputy Manager Registered Manager Supported by induction, training, Level 3 and Level 5 qualifications, supervision, apprenticeships and leadership development opportunities.
Feel valued too
Your contribution matters.
As part of the wider Excelcare family, Butterfly House team members can benefit from an established culture of recognition, learning and appreciation.
COMPETITIVE SALARY
CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME
DBS PAID FOR
£500 REFER A FRIEND BONUS
AWARDS & MILESTONE RECOGNITION
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
TEAM APPRECIATION DAYS
BLUE LIGHT CARD REIMBURSEMENT
More than a thank you.
Excelcare’s careers offer is built around recognising the contribution of its teams and helping people develop long-term careers. Benefits can vary by role and current terms; the vacancy information will confirm the package for the position you apply for.
Could you thrive here? Bring your best self.
We look for values as well as experience. Residential childcare takes warmth, resilience and professionalism. We need people who can stay curious, keep appropriate boundaries and remain consistent when a young person is having a difficult day.
KIND
Treat children with warmth & dignity
CURIOUS
Look beyond behaviour
CONSISTENT
RESILIENT
TEAM-FOCUSED
READY TO LEARN
Stay calm and keep reflecting Some Butterfly House roles require specific experience or qualifications.
Each vacancy will set out the essential requirements. Safer recruitment checks apply to everyone working in the home.
Communicate and support others
Be reliable and follow through
Welcome training & feedback
Get out and get involved More life beyond the front door.
Butterfly House is in Histon, within a quiet residential area close to Cambridge city centre. The location gives access to schools and colleges, GP and health services, parks, leisure facilities and transport links. Our team helps young people make use of those opportunities attending clubs, enjoying sport and creative activities, taking part in community events and building positive experiences outside the home.
Ordinary childhood matters. Trips, hobbies, celebrations, friendships, learning something new and having fun all have a place at Butterfly House. Supporting those experiences is part of the role.
Ready to spread your wings? Your next chapter starts here.
Interested in joining the team?
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Choose a Butterfly House vacancy and submit your application.
Interview and learn more about the home, team and role.
Enhanced DBS, identity, qualifications, references and employmenthistory checks.
Complete checks, agree your start date and begin your induction at Butterfly House.
Butterfly House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to rigorous safer recruitment checks, including enhanced DBS, references and verification of qualifications Find Butterfly House opportunities - Visit careers.excelcareholdings.com or email recruitment@excelcareholdings.com.
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