Residential Children's Practitioner Level 3 — Disability Care Lead

Norfolk County Council; Norwich; Vor Ort; GBP 36.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities (flexi,

Remote and hybrid working

Norfolk Rewards programme

Blue Light card

Relocation expenses

Advance of expenses for travel

Local Government Pension Scheme

Tax-efficient car lease

Referral incentive

Zusammenfassung

Norfolk County Council’s Applewood Children’s Home in Norwich is hiring a Residential Children’s Practitioner - Level 3 (Children with Disabilities) on a permanent contract. The role covers 37 hours per week, including on-call and sleep-in payments, with evenings and weekends as required.

You will share specialist knowledge, supervise staff, deputise for management on calls, and work a mix of sleep-in shifts and office days to support young people aged 5-17 with disabilities.

Qualifikationen

• A background in residential care is desirable, previous work with young people is essential.
• A full driving licence is required for this post.

Aufgaben

• Share specialist knowledge and experience in the induction of casual and new staff members.
• Provide supervision sessions and mentoring for team members within the home and be a positive role model for less experienced staff and providing feedback to management on opportunities and concerns.
• Deputise for the management team when working as part of the manager on call rota.
• The working week will be split between sleep in shifts and office days dependent on the needs of the home.
• Be committed to making a difference in the lives of young people.

Jobbeschreibung

Norfolk County Council’s Applewood Children’s Home in Norwich is hiring a Residential Children’s Practitioner - Level 3 (Children with Disabilities) on a permanent contract. The role covers 37 hours per week, including on-call and sleep-in payments, with evenings and weekends as required.

You will share specialist knowledge, supervise staff, deputise for management on calls, and work a mix of sleep-in shifts and office days to support young people aged 5-17 with disabilities.