Experienced Children’s Practitioner

Global Healthcare Jobs is currently seeking an Experienced Practitioner to join a residential children’s home based in Walsall.  

This residential children’s home supports vulnerable young people who have complex emotional and mental health difficulties.

• Salary to rise incrementally to £26,757 per annum based on annual performance
• 40 hours per week, shift work including weekends and bank holidays
• Overtime and Bank holidays paid time

Duties

• Develop a direct programme of work aimed at building life skills, teaching young people to strengthen their risk competence, develop a restorative learning approach to behaviour and manage their own safety within the community
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of the young people living in the home by adhering to and updating their risk assessment as well as taking practical steps to ensure their safety
• Identify, record and report any risk of harm or child protection concerns in accordance with policies, procedures and regulatory requirements
• Identify with young people what they need to develop their physical, emotional, behavioural and social wellbeing and resilience
• Ensure each young person’s placement plan is followed and updated as appropriate to reflect their changing needs and be proactive in working to achieve the aims of the local authority care plan
• Encourage young people to fully participate in society by developing links with the community, expanding their social network and understanding of social responsibility
• Contribute to team meetings, regular supervisions in line with the home and participate in performance appraisal scheme

*This is NOT an exhaustive list of duties.

Requirements

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent (Desirable)
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience working and supporting young people to achieve their full potential
• Knowledge of key legislation regarding Safeguarding practices relating to children and young people
• Flexibility to work 40 hours per week, including weekends and bank holidays

Benefits

• Tailored career development plan and real opportunities for progression to Team Leader, Deputy Manager and Manager
• 25 days holiday, rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays pro-rata
• Industry-leading training programme including access to Level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, Mental Health and therapeutic interventions, Contributory Pension Scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service

Contact:

This job is advertised by Maisy Price; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.