We are developing a great reputation for providing specialised care for children and young people with challenging behaviours in a 24-hour supervised housing setting.
Our portfolio includes four registered children’s homes with a further two undergoing development.
Care Hubz was founded by the director of Youth Hubz after a successful 3 years within the 16+ sector.
Care Hubz is a private limited company, a sister to Youth Hubz and Barkers properties. Care Hubz specialises in the provision of Ofsted-registered children’s homes in the West Yorkshire area.
We take pride in creating nurturing homes that provide a safe space for children to develop and feel at home.
Our service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including national and public holidays.
Unique Reference Number: 2755756
Ofsted, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester M1 2WD
What we do
At Care Hubz, we provide specialised mid to long-term residential care for vulnerable children and young people with emotional, behavioural, and complex needs. Our comprehensive services include 24-hour supervision and personalised care plans.
We create safe, nurturing environments where children can thrive, offering a range of accommodations from two-bed homes to solo homes.
Our dedicated team collaborates with social workers and other professionals to ensure each child receives the support and guidance they need to growt and develop skills, maintain health and well-being, and transition smoothly into independent living. Through community events, routines, education, and skill-building activities such as basic independent living skills, we empower our children to lead fulfilling lives.
Our key objectives are:
Ensuring safety, stability, and security for all our children in our homes.
Providing a safe, secure, and private environment which promotes equality.
Encourage health and well-being through exercise and healthy eating
Develop regular routines by encouraging community events and regular home meetings where young people can express their views and wishes.
Provide independent skills training such as cooking, cleaning, healthy eating, personal hygiene, household maintenance, managing finances and gardening – including growing their own fruit and vegetables.
Provide and promote a place our children can call home.
Our work is underpinned by
- The ‘Every Child Matters’ Agenda
Being healthy
Enjoying & Achieving
Achieve economic well-being
Staying safe
Making a positive contribution
- Trauma informed care, delivered through the PACE support model
- PACE approach is our support model
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Our Mission and Values
Our Mission
At Care Hubz, our mission is to provide exceptional, outstanding care for vulnerable children with emotional, behavioural, and learning difficulties.
We aim to create inclusive homes which provide a stable environment that promotes safety, health and well-being so the child feels nurtured within their home.
Our tailored support and comprehensive care plans, empower children to achieve their full potential and lead fulfilling lives.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be a leading provider of residential care for children specialising with children who are neurodivergent and placing the harder to reach young people in our community.
We strive to ensure each child feels valued, respected, and capable of achieving their dreams. By fostering a culture of continuous improvement, we aim to set new standards in the field of residential care.
Our Ethos
Our ethos is grounded in the principles of respect, equality, and integrity. We believe in creating a supportive, inclusive environment where every children can thrive. Our approach is holistic, focusing on the physical, emotional, and social well-being of our residents. Through transparent communication, consistent support, and a commitment to excellence, we build trust and foster lasting positive change in the lives of the children we serve.
Our History
The expansion emerged after identifying a need for younger children to be able to safely transition, from residential into independent living. We understand that young people need to develop their life skills over a longer period of time
Gary Barker
Director
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Service Objective
Care Hubz is an equal opportunities employer committed to anti-discriminatory practise and ensuring that children are treated as individuals and preferences are treated with respect. It is the objective of our service to ensure that there shall be no discrimination towards young people, staff, or visitors for any reason of age, race or ethnic origin, creed, colour, religion, political affiliations, disability or impairment, marital status, parenthood, sexual gender, or sexual orientation.
We aim to deliver and maintain an outstanding service, provide quality care for children with challenging behaviour and emotional needs to ensure they feel safe, secure, and valued.
Subsequently, we address wider support needs and encourage opportunities for personal development and achievement within the ‘Every Child Matters’ outcome framework and in accordance with the Children Act 1989, 2000 and 2004 (in addition to any relevant government or statutory regulations and guidance).
To create a ‘sense of home’ through stable accommodation.
Placing the needs of children and young people at the heart of our service. Including them in the design and delivering process to encourage the feedback and get them involved in decision making process and house activities.
To provide a structured, stimulating, caring and safe environment that is free from prejudice and discriminatory behaviour.
Respect their privacy and confidentiality.
Create an environment allowing children and young people feel empowered. Giving them the opportunity to be listened to, express their wishes, needs and feelings.
Provide a service within the equality framework, ensuring that the diversity is respected including the right to make informed choices.
Encouraging children to develop their individual identity and a positive self-image.
Maintain and support children and young people in promoting, health, educational and personal needs.
Provide skills and knowledge to access support in wider community.
Encourage and enable children to develop/maintain positive relationships with their peers, family/carer and the wider community.
Ensure staff are hired through the safer recruitment framework, so we have a high-quality work force.
Ensure the workforce is receiving regular training and supervisions are held monthly to ensure the development of skills and confidence.
To develop strong partnerships with local authorities and professionals.
To record and evidence all outcomes achieved through our service.
Workforce
Here at Care Hubz we believe staff are vital to ensure the smooth delivery of our service.
We recognise the need for carers with a special mix of personal qualities, experience, skills, and knowledge, who are professionally committed, effectively trained, and properly supported to deliver therapeutic care. All carers joining the company are subject to a six-month probation.
We have a dedicated HR Team that proactively manages employee engagement and measures staff performance. All our staff are supported and trained to manage the workload. We ensure this by carrying out monthly supervisions and annual appraisals.
Our staff have regular training both internally and externally with annual refreshers. Below are some examples of training provided:
Safeguarding
Care Planning
Lone working
Risk Management and Safer Caring
Reporting and Recording.
De-escalation and managing challenging behaviours
PACE Training
Basic Food and Hygiene
Understanding and working with relevant legislations
Child Protection
Sexual Exploitation
Criminal Exploitation
Health and Safety
Team Teach – therapeutic holds
Fire awareness training
Fire Extinguisher training
FGM
COSHH
Manual Handling
Infection Control
General Data Protection Regulations
Radicalisation and Extremism
Equality and Diversity
Policies and Procedures
Care Hubz has a robust and comprehensive set of policies and procedures that support best practise and legislative requirements. They are reviewed annually to ensure consistency and relevance.
Our policies are held electronically by Care Hubz and are available, if required, in hard copy. These can be requested from the Director, HR or Resonsible Individual.
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Insurance Cover
Our staff members are fully insured through employer’s liability insurance cover and full public liability insurance, proportionate with the level and extent of activities undertaken.
Empowering Childrens Lives: Providing mid to long term care
After leaving school, I worked in the textile industry for over 20 years. To support and encourage my daughter to attend college I completed an access to higher education course, where I had the chance to volunteer at a homeless shelter as part of the curriculum.
My passion for helping others then led me to start working with young people, initially in a mother and baby unit. In 2003, I joined Calderdale Council as a casual residential worker, becoming a permanent staff member in 2007. I then moved to a short break unit for children with learning disabilities in 2011, where I stayed until 2015 before changing my career path to focus more on support than care.
For the next 8 years, I had the privilege of supporting 16-18 year old care leavers, and I was even promoted to manager in 2018. It was a very rewarding experience, but I was eager for a new challenge when the opportunity to become a team leader working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) became available. I'm really enjoying the new experiences and the chance to support these young people as they navigate the asylum process and work towards living independently developing skills for community safety and involvement, personal hygiene, and basis English.
Outside of work, I cherish my time with my children and grandchildren. It brings me great joy to be able to spend quality time with my loved ones.
Babita Mehta
24/7 Operational Manager
Babita has worked with children for over 20 years. She has worked in the Education sector in a safeguarding role, before transitioning into Safeguarding Lead with Youth Hubz Semi Independent Support where she has worked for the last 18months. She is currently completing Level 4 in Children, Young People and Families Practitioner and ensures she keeps up to date with her role by attending various Safeguarding Leadership courses with new legislation and guidance. Babita has been Safeguarding Lead since 2021. She supports the implementation of policies and procedures with safeguarding practices. She ensures staff are up to date with all the developments in child protection policy, research, practice and guidance. In 2023 Babita was promoted to Operational Manager for 24/7 support.
