Residential Children's Practitioner Level 2

Norfolk County Council; King's Lynn; Sur place; GBP 33 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health & wellbeing

Flexible working

Norfolk Rewards

Blue Light card

Relocation assistance

Travel advance

LGPS pension

Car lease scheme

Referral bonus

Résumé du poste

Norfolk County Council's Marshfield's Short Break Residential Home in West Lynn is seeking a full-time Residential Children’s Practitioner Level 2 (Maternity Post) to join a dedicated team caring for children aged 5 to 18 with disabilities and complex health needs. You will lead on shift, contribute to care plans, attend meetings, and ensure the children’s views are heard.

The role involves personal care, assisting with activities, handling mobility, and may include occasional physical

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of working with children with diverse needs, including neurodiverse individuals.
• Ability to provide personal care with dignity, privacy and respect.
• Willingness to work shifts including weekends and sleep-ins with enhanced pay.

Responsabilités

• Lead the shift team on duty.
• Contribute to children’s care plans and attend meetings.
• Ensure the views and wishes of the children are sought and acted upon.
• Provide personal care and maintain dignity, privacy and respect.
• Engage in active play and provide creative activities.
• Handle situations requiring minor physical intervention as needed.

Connaissances

Active play

Creative activities

Shift leadership

Personal care

Description du poste

Residential Children’s Practitioner Level 2 (Children with Disabilities) | 11390 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Contract for 12 Months | 37 hours per week | £33,119 to £34,811 per annum | Grade G | Marshfields, Kings Lynn

Young people are at the heart of our practice at Norfolk County Council. They have established key principles for their ideal worker to help them flourish. Please ensure you read these requirements carefully and apply only if you can fully commit to them.

Marshfield’s is a Short Break Residential home based in West Lynn providing short breaks for young people with disabilities and/or complex health needs aged 5 to 18 yrs. We are looking to recruit a full time Residential Children’s Practitioner (RCP) Level 2 Maternity Post. You will work amongst a team of staff who are committed to providing a child centred, fun and positive environment for the children.

We are looking for an individual who has experience and knowledge of working with children with a diverse range of individual needs including young people who are neurodiverse. Many of the young people who access Marshfield’s for short term breaks have complex health needs that include gastrostomy feeds, epilepsy, and administering medication. You will be required to provide personal care to the young people we support ensuring dignity, privacy and respect. As a shift leader you will be responsible for leading the team on shift. You will contribute to children’s care plans, attend meetings and ensure the views and wishes of the children are sought and acted upon. This is a hands-on role within the home with children who may require physical intervention. You will need the ability to engage in active play, provide creative activities as well as undertaking manual handling. This role requires shift work which will include weekend working, bank holidays, occasional night waking shifts and regular sleep-in shifts for which enhancements are paid. A wide range of training opportunities are available, and the staff team are committed to providing high quality individualised care.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:- ' Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 14 October 2026 at 23:55
All other applicants closing date: 22 October 2026 at 23:55