Relief Childrens Disability Practitioner

CEMP; United Kingdom; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in children's disability care seeks Relief Childrens Disability Practitioners for casual roles in Norwich and King's Lynn. This position involves supporting children with disabilities through meaningful day-to-day activities, personal care, and health care duties. Successful candidates will receive full induction and training to ensure best outcomes for the children. If you are compassionate and driven to make a difference in the lives of young people, this opportunity offers a flexible work schedule and valuable experience in the care sector.

Qualifications

• Motivated and resilient team members with a positive attitude.
• Ability to form effective relationships with disabled children.
• Willingness to undergo full induction and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide meaningful activities for children with disabilities.
• Deliver personal care and administer medication.
• Work across various services and maintain effective communication with families.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Motivation

Education

Level 3 Diploma for Residential Child Care

Job description

Relief Childrens Disability Practitioner

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Casual work | variable hours per week | £13.26 per hour (Grade E) plus sleep in allowances, weekend and bank holiday pay enhancements | Countywide

Casual Residential Childrens Practitioner Children With Disabilities

Countywide posts in Norwich and King's Lynn (Springwood, Foxwood, Marshfields and CWD Outreach Team).

To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.

At Norfolk County Council our commitment to providing proven, quality, holistic residential and outreach services for children and young people with disabilities aged 07-17 aims to achieve excellent outcomes and lasting results. We are passionate about the provision of creative and ambitious opportunities for our young people. Our services are well regarded, and we are proud of our reputation of ensuring the best outcomes for disabled children.

Our teams work hard to improve the lives of the children and young people with disabilities in our care. Within our services we have a specialist emergency and time limited residential home, two short break homes and an outreach team which involves working directly with children and families within their own homes. We are looking to add to our team on a casual basis to help cover any staffing needs, you may be offered work in any of these services.

We need highly motivated, resilient and positive team members with the tenacity and empathy to help children and young people with disabilities thrive and reach their full potential.

As a Childrens Disability Practitioner, you will provide meaningful day to day activities to children and young people with disabilities to develop their emotional and social needs by building positive relationships and to enhance independence skills.

You will provide personal intimate care such as feeding, washing, toileting, dressing, hoisting, administering medication and also health care tasks and duties that can be met through appropriate training and delegation of clinical procedures in line with the 2005 Royal College of Nursing Guidelines.

You may be new to the care profession or experienced and want a change. Whats important is the ability to form effective relationships with children with disabilities, your life experiences, personal strength, and positive attitude. You will receive a full induction and training programme and will hold or be willing to work towards the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Child Care, which we will fund.

Our teams work across the whole week (including weekends and bank holidays) and can include unsociable hours, night work, sleep ins and also being part of the on-call rota system.

This is a great opportunity to develop your skills within the sector and work in collaboration directly with families and other professionals to ensure best outcomes for children and young people with disabilities.

To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.

For An Informal Discussion Please Call

Emma Tolhurst (Team Manager, Springwood, Norwich) 01603 306425

Nichola Hanton (Team Manager, Foxwood Norwich) 01603 638048

Claire Pooley (Team Manager Marshfields Kings Lynn) 01553 614985

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

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