Children's Home Residential Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bradley Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Specialist training and clinical/educa

Hybrid working arrangements

Unsociable hours payment

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council seeks Residential Practitioner posts in children's homes, providing day-to-day care for children with trauma experiences. The role focuses on individualised care, building trust, supporting education and growing independence.

Roles include evenings and sleep-ins, with the option for 18.5-hour job-sharing and hybrid working arrangements. Applicants should be 21+, with enhanced DBS, right to work in the UK, safeguarding references, and a commitment to ongoing

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check
• Valid right to work in the UK that the council can transfer
• Satisfactory safeguarding references
• Aged 21 or over (genuine occupational requirement)
• Commitment to learning and professional development

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, individualised care in a safe and nurturing environment
• Use trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches to support children's emotional wellbeing and development
• Promote positive relationships, life skills and growing independence
• Work with colleagues and partner professionals to deliver each child's plans
• Support children to take part in education, recreation and personal development
• Respond safely and professionally to challenging situations using agreed therapeutic and behaviour-support approaches
• Maintain accurate records
• Contribute to the home's safeguarding, regulatory and quality standards
• Contribute to day-to-day care and the continued development of the home as occupancy grows

Job description

Residential Practitioner posts in Gloucestershire County Council's children's homes, providing day-to-day care for children while each home grows as occupancy rises. The work centres on individualised, trauma-informed care, building trusting relationships, supporting education and growing independence, and responding calmly to challenging behaviour. The post runs on shifts that include evenings and sleep-ins, and can be job-shared on an 18.5-hour basis. Applicants must be 21 or over, a genuine occupational requirement linked to the children's complex needs.

What the job involves

• Provide high-quality, individualised care in a safe and nurturing environment
• Use trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches to support children's emotional wellbeing and development
• Promote positive relationships, life skills and growing independence
• Work with colleagues and partner professionals to deliver each child's plans
• Support children to take part in education, recreation and personal development
• Respond safely and professionally to challenging situations using agreed therapeutic and behaviour-support approaches
• Maintain accurate records
• Contribute to the home's safeguarding, regulatory and quality standards
• Contribute to day-to-day care and the continued development of the home as occupancy grows

Skills & knowledge

• Fluent spoken English
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Ability to build trusting relationships with children who may have experienced trauma

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Valid right to work in the UK that the council can transfer
• Satisfactory safeguarding references
• Aged 21 or over (genuine occupational requirement)

Other

• Passion for helping children and young people flourish
• Empathy, patience and resilience
• Flexibility to work shifts, evenings, weekends and sleep-ins
• Commitment to learning and professional development

Nice to have

• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) or equivalent, or a commitment to achieve it within two years of starting
• Full driving licence and willingness to drive as part of the role
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment and safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check

What's offered

• Specialist training and clinical support
• Career growth in a supportive and ambitious environment
• Unsociable-hours payment on top of basic salary for hours 8pm to 6am, at weekends and on bank holidays
• Hybrid working arrangements available for most roles