Childrens Home Practitioner

Royal Borough of Greenwich; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking service as a Children’s Home Practitioner, where your skills will help nurture and empower young people. This role offers a supportive environment with strong leadership, dedicated training, and opportunities for personal development. You will play a crucial part in providing care and support, helping children overcome challenges and thrive. If you are passionate about making a difference and are ready to embrace flexibility in your work hours, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence in care.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in a residential home.
• Understanding of child development and trauma effects.

Responsibilities

• Support young people in coping with challenges and decisions.
• Communicate effectively with diverse individuals.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Negotiation Skills

Sensitivity and Patience

Flexibility

Teamwork

Understanding of Legislation

Education

NVQ3/Workforce Diploma in Children and Young People

Job description

Come and join us as a Children’s Home Practitioner

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Children’s Home Practitioner.

You will be joining an ambitious service with strong leadership and clear lines of support. There will be a dedicated induction and training / development programme and time set aside for quality reflective supervision.

What is it like to be part of the Broadwalk Team?

What Team members say:

“I am just as enthusiastic today as the first day I started. I love what this home stands for”

“We are young people-focused: nurturing and enabling them to be the best they can be”

What other professionals say:

“Going above and beyond to help young people”

“Committed and passionate”

“An excellent place for children looked after, and an excellent team”

“I continue to be impressed by this team and the impressive care and support it provides to young people”

To be a children’s home practitioner at Broadwalk, you will need:

• The ability to communicate well with a wide range of people from different backgrounds
• To be able to interpret and respond to children and young people’s needs with sensitivity and patience
• The ability to help people cope with painful situations and decisions
• To be able to anticipate and cope with demanding and stressful situations
• An open-mind, flexibility and the ability to cope with change
• To be self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Strong organisational and negotiating skills
• To enjoy working as part of a team
• An understanding of appropriate legislation.

To be considered for this role you will have:

• An NVQ3/Workforce Diploma in Children and Young People or be working towards its completion. If however, you do not currently hold such a qualification, you must achieve such a level 3 qualification within 2 years of the date you start employment with Royal Greenwich
• Substantial experience of working with young people within a residential home, with an understanding of some of the complex issues many children and young people in care may have.
• Knowledge of child development and the effect of trauma
• Awareness of the existence and effects of social disadvantage and discrimination
• Aspirations to “make a difference” and a view to practice in a restorative way
• A positive, adaptable, confident, resilient and self-aware approach to work
• A committed and flexible attitude, a sense of humour will also help!
  
  You will need to be reliable and flexible; be prepared to work unsociable hours, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and sleep overs.

What next?

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

Please include a supporting statement with your application, addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience would enable you to meet all aspects of the post, as indicated in the job description and person specification.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contactAijannah Di Nisci; [e-mail] 0208 921 4771

To apply please click theApply Nowlink below.