Benefits & total reward

Your full package, no small print.

Headline salary is one number. Real annual reward is bigger, and that's what should drive your decision. Use the calculator below to see what your year one would actually look like, against the local authority and the major private providers.

Typical year-one TCW package

£30k+

Salary + sleep-ins + childcare reimbursement + Medicash value

Base salary

£27,295

Sleep-ins

~£2,880

Childcare

up to £5,000

Health & gym

~£500

What's your real package?

Set the five things that drive your earnings. The numbers update live, and we'll show you how Hartmore Genesis stacks up against your local authority and the major private providers in your chosen region.

Switches the comparison set to the right local authorities and providers for your area.

4

Most TCWs do between 3 and 6 a month.

£75

Our set rate for every sleep-in — paid on top of base salary.

£200

We reimburse up to 50% (capped at £5,000/yr in this model). Leave at £0 if you don't have childcare costs.

Your annual reward at Hartmore Genesis

£0

Year one

Base salaryPre-qualification rate£0
Sleep-in earnings£0
Childcare reimbursement£0
Employer pension£0
Medicash planEmployer-funded health cash plan£0
Gym subsidyApproximate annual value£0
Total annual reward£0
Indicative only. Final offer depends on the home, the role, and your individual circumstances. Childcare reimbursement is paid via PAYE, so the actual tax position depends on your tax code. Sleep-in rate is a working assumption — confirm with our recruitment team.

How that compares in your region

Local authority and private providers in the Gloucestershire / Worcestershire / Bristol area. Same role, year one of experience.

Genesis CTE
Inc. childcare reimbursement & Medicash
← you
£32,684
Local authority 1
Inc. £2k retention payment; £8k relocation if applicable
£31,420
Private provider 1
Sleeps included; cycle-to-work, pension
£30,672
Local authority 2
Local Government Pension; holiday purchase to 20 days
£30,083
Local authority 3
26 days holiday rising to 31 after 5yrs
£29,174
Private provider 2
starting at 27k moving up after probation 1 year
£29,150
Hartmore Genesis Local authority Private provider

All competitor figures based on publicly advertised salaries and benefits as of May 2026. Local authority sleep-in rates are typically £35–£45; private providers £60–£80. Bonuses (welcome, attendance, loyalty) included where advertised. Childcare reimbursement applied where you've entered childcare costs above — note that none of the comparators offer this.

What's actually in the box

The full benefit set, grouped by what it does for you. Real values where we can attach one.

Pay & bonuses

£27,295 – £40,000

Base salary depending on role and qualification

Sleep-in allowance

Paid in addition to base salary (rate confirmed at offer)

Refer-a-friend scheme

Earn a bonus when someone you recommend joins us

Company pension

Auto-enrolment with employer contribution

Statutory sick pay scheme

Plus discretionary support where appropriate

Family & wellbeing

Up to 50% childcare costs reimbursed

A genuine differentiator — no local authority or major private provider offers this

Medicash plan

Dental, opticians, mental health, 24/7 virtual GP, dependants cover

Subsidised gym membership

Worth roughly £200–£300/year

Employee assistance programme

Confidential support, financial advice, counselling

Family-friendly policies

Designed to balance career with personal life

Career & training

Funded Level 3 QCF

In Residential Childcare, fully paid — worth £2,000+ if self-funded

In-depth induction

Training and safeguarding modules in your first six months

Three-month review

Tailored training plan with your manager

Clinical supervision

Built into the rota, not an afterthought

Internal progression

Senior, Deputy, Manager — most of our seniors started as TCWs

Time & rota

Consistent rolling rota

Plan your life — no last-minute shift juggling

On-call support 7 days a week

You're never on your own

Part-time considered

For every TCW role we advertise

Statutory annual leave

Plus bank holidays where applicable to your rota

Workplace

Free on-site parking

At every home and head office

Casual dress code

Be yourself

Six rural homes

Three on the Gloucestershire / Worcestershire borders, three in Pembrokeshire

Small, family-run organisation

Genesis CTE (English homes) and St Davids ASC Marlowe (Welsh homes)

Culture & community

Monthly team initiatives

Team building, recognition, social

PACE-based therapeutic approach

Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy

Ofsted, CQC & CIW regulated

English homes inspected by Ofsted/CQC; Welsh homes by Care Inspectorate Wales

Welsh speakers welcomed

For our Pembrokeshire homes — but never a requirement

See where you'd fit

Open vacancies for Therapeutic Care Workers and Senior TCWs in Gloucestershire. Online application takes about 10 minutes.