Life Practitioner

Kisimul Group Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist care provider in Peterborough seeks compassionate Life Practitioners to support individuals with severe learning disabilities. Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities and fostering positive relationships. The role offers a competitive starting salary with opportunities for career development and fully funded qualifications. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for care.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Fully funded qualifications

Blue Light card discounts

Life Assurance

Health and wellbeing apps

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for care and motivation to contribute to the progression of others.
• Resilient with confidence to ask for support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential support to individuals with severe learning disabilities.
• Assist young adults in daily activities and community trips.
• Safeguard young adults at all times.
• Maintain accurate record keeping.

Skills

Compassion

Team player

Excellent communication skills

Computer literacy

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for Life Practitioners to join our team at Soarsa House in Yaxley, Near Peterborough. 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 for those without experience are £12.31 and for those with experience it’s £13.60. New Entry - £12.31, Level 1 - £12.60, Level 2 - £13.10, Level 3 £13.60. You will have the opportunity to enhance your skills through our competency framework, unlocking pathways to increased hourly rates of pay.

Benefits

• Genuine career development - Opportunities with transparent pay grades
• Fully funded qualifications – Diploma Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
• Blue Light card - which give you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend - Earn upto £500 through our refer a friend scheme
• WageStream - a financial wellbeing app, allowing you early access to some of your wages for those unforeseen expenses
• Help@hand - a well being app which gives you access to unlimited GP appointments, confidentiality 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working patterns

About You

What will you be doing:

• Working with the staff team across all levels to safeguard our young adults at all times.
• Participating in a wide range of innovative and exciting recreational events held within the home and wider community.
• Assisting with practical tasks relating to care. For example, cooking and cleaning.
• Creating positive relationships with the young adults, maintaining dignity and respect at all times.
• Meeting the physical, emotional, behavioural and cultural needs of the young adults.
• Continually maintaining accurate and clear record keeping.
• Ensuring that the needs of the young adults are being met and regularly reviewing and recording any changes to their needs.
• Actively contributing to the development of the team

What Experience And Qualifications Do You Need

• 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

About Kisimul Group

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.

Kisimul is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all. All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.