Life Practitioner

Kisimul Group Limited; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Fully funded qualifications

Blue Light Card

Refer a friend programme

Life Assurance

Pension

Job summary

Kisimul Group Limited is seeking a Life Practitioner to support individuals with severe learning disabilities and complex needs. You will help them live independently by assisting with daily activities and accompanying them on community trips.

A company vehicle is available for transport, requiring a full UK driving license (or 2+ years of UK driving). Starting rates are £13.12 per hour, with levels increasing to £14.12 per hour for experienced staff.

Qualifications

• Must have a genuine passion for care and contribute to others' progression
• Be a strong team player with resilience and confidence to seek support
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential
• Computer literacy is required for daily tasks
• Willingness to work towards Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with daily activities to support independence
• Accompany individuals on community trips and activities
• Operate company vehicle for transport (must have a full UK driving licence or 2+ years UK driving)
• Participate in training and competency development programs

Skills

Compassionate

Team player

Resilient

Excellent communication

Computer literacy

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and a dedicated Life Practitioner to join our team. As a Life Practitioner, you will provide essential support to individuals with severe learning disabilities and complex needs. You will play a key role in helping them live fulfilling, independent lives by assisting them in daily activities and accompanying them on trips into the community. We provide a company vehicle that can be used to transport the people we support to community activities such as shopping, meals, appointments, and outings. To drive the company vehicle, you must have held a full UK drivers licence or have been driving in the UK for 2 years or more. Starting rates are £13.12 and for those with experience it's £14.12 Level 1 - £13.12, Level 2 - £13.62, Level 3 £14.12 You will have the opportunity to enhance your skills through our competency framework, unlocking pathways to increased hourly rates of pay.

• A genuine passion for care and to be motivated by contributing to the progression of others.
• A strong team player
• Resilient and confidence to ask for support as needed
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer literacy
• A Level 3 in Health & Social Care or a willing to work towards Genuine Career Development: Opportunities with transparent pay grades (find out more here -
• Fully Funded Qualifications
• Blue Light Card: Which gives you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend: Earn up to £500 for every successful hire.
• Financial Benefits: Life Assurance of 1x your annual basic salary. Access to salary sacrifice pension scheme, withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday with Stream. Access to Discounts from over 150 retailers.
• Health & Wellbeing: From access to an online GP, confidential telephone counselling, dedicated internal wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme that truly makes a difference.
• Flexible Working Patterns: We recognise that not everyone celebrates the same occasions, so colleagues have the option to work on bank holidays and take the time off at another point that's more meaningful to them., A competitive salary.
• Extensive training packages with time rostered out of your work rota to attend.
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Genuine career development opportunities for those who want them.
• A beautiful home and grounds to work within.
• Fully funded DBS checks

About Kisimul Kisimul Group Ltd are a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions providing exceptional residential care and award-winning education to children, young people and adults with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global development delay and associated challenging behaviour. We are proud to be awarded an outstanding company to work for as voted in our most recent companies employee survey Kisimul is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. At Kisimul, we’re committed to creating a workplace that celebrates and welcomes diversity in all its forms. We believe that varied perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. Due to current UK Government guidelines, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Sponsorship is restricted to eligible colleagues who are already employed by the organisation. Please be aware that Children’s Homes positions are not eligible for sponsorship. All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check.