Life Practitioner

Kisimul Group Ltd.; Retford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a compassionate Night Life Practitioner in Retford to support individuals with severe learning disabilities. Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities and providing community support. Ideal candidates should possess Level 2 in Health & Social Care and excellent communication skills. This role offers competitive starting salaries and genuine career development opportunities.

Benefits

Genuine career development opportunities

Fully funded qualifications

Blue Light card

Refer a friend scheme

WageStream app

Help@hand app

Life Assurance

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• A genuine passion for care and to be motivated by contributing to the progression of others.
• A strong team player.
• Resilient and confident to ask for support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential support to individuals with severe learning disabilities and complex needs.
• Assist individuals in daily activities and accompany them on community trips.

Skills

Compassionate

Enthusiastic

Dedicated

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for Life Practitioners to join our team at The Old Elms in Retford, Nottinghamshire

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated Life Practitioner to join our team. As a Night 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: 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 (find out more here – Kisimul | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care)
• Fully funded qualifications – Diploma Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
• Blue Light card – which gives you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend – Earn up to £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

What is it like to work at Kisimul? Click here to hear our teams talking about life at Kisimul: https://youtu.be/pP-sFmzkR88

Find out more about Meaningful Life Model: https://youtu.be/XWo2VXzeGIg

Apply today or contact me at [e-mail] for further information

About You

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 confident to ask for support as needed
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer literacy
• A Level 2 in Health & Social Care

What will you get in return:

• 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 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.

All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.

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. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply – your unique background, perspective, and potential might be exactly what we’re looking for.