Residential Practitioner #TMPLDS

Semester.co.uk; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in child care is seeking a Residential Practitioner to support and safeguard children in their development. This permanent role involves fostering positive relationships, implementing care plans, and ensuring a safe and stimulating environment. Candidates must hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care and be prepared for flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Must have Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent.
• Experience in child care or similar environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support, encourage, and safeguard children and young people.
• Implement care plans and conduct risk assessments.
• Provide personal care for children with disabilities.

Skills

Child safeguarding

Emotional support

Behavior management

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care

Job description

Please be aware this is a Permanent Post

Must have Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent

Waking Nights

Deputy Manager role also available

Senior Residential Practitioner role also available

Registered Manager role also available

The Residential Practitioner’s role is to support, encourage and safeguard children and young people in their development, enabling them to make positive contributions to their families, society and local communities.

You will do this by fostering positive relationships and maintaining strong bonds between children and staff based on shared daily life and routines, joint activities, and established boundaries of acceptable behaviour.

Responsibilities

1. Undertake key worker role, implement care plans, conduct risk assessments and devise support and health plans.
2. Provide and maintain a safe, stimulating and secure living and learning environment supporting day-to-day physical and emotional needs.
3. Work with professionals and communities of origin to sustain links and understand past problems.
4. Nurture children’s ambitions for their future and their learning, both in and out of school.
5. Support children and young people’s emotional, mental and physical health needs to build self-esteem.
6. Respect privacy whilst maintaining a duty of care ensuring that living spaces are clean and safe.
7. Provide appropriate levels of personal care for children and young people with disabilities and complex needs, including bathing, toileting, dressing, changing and feeding as appropriate.
8. Ensure that all records are accurate, up to date and GDPR compliant.
9. Manage complex and challenging behaviour in an assertive, restorative and sensitive manner.
10. Work to reduce the likelihood that a child/young person becomes criminalised, encouraging restorative approaches and outcomes.
11. Work hours are primarily determined by the needs of the service and include sleep-ins, early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
12. Maintain close working relationships with colleagues, external agencies, families, and the wider public.
13. Be flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required, in line with grade.
14. Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities to stay up-to-date with knowledge and skills.
15. Improve own practice through observation, evaluation, discussion, and development programmes.
16. Work collaboratively with colleagues, knowing when to seek help and advice.
17. Contribute to the overall ethos, work, and aims of the service by attending relevant meetings, training days, and events.
18. Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures such as child protection, health, safety, security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting concerns appropriately.
19. Support diversity and ensure equality by working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding the values, standards, and equal opportunities of Leeds City Council.
20. Recognise and challenge incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, or any form of abuse of equal opportunities, ensuring policy compliance.