Senior Life Practitioner

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Greater Lincolnshire seeks a Senior Life Practitioner to deliver person-centred care and support staff in their duties. You will lead recreational activities and ensure the personal development of residents. Required qualifications include NVQ Level 3 in children's residential care and prior leadership experience. This position offers a competitive pay rate and valuable career development opportunities.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Fully funded qualifications

Blue Light card for discounts

Refer a friend rewards

Financial well-being app

Unlimited GP appointments

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for care and motivation to contribute to others' progression.
• Leadership experience in a similar role.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the personal development of residents with practical and emotional support.
• Design and deliver a variety of recreational events.
• Maintain accurate, clear and concise record keeping.

Skills

Passion for care

Leadership

Team player

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ Level 3 in children's residential care

Job description

About The Role

Senior Life Practitoner - Acacia Hall, Friesethorpe, Lincoln

About the role: Reporting into the Registered Manager, the Senior Residential Support Worker is responsible for advocating and providing person centred care and supporting our staff team to perform their wide range of duties appropriately and effectively, ensuring they can deliver the best possible care and support to our residents.

Rates of pay:

Level 1 - £13.99, Level 2 - £14.31, Level 3 - £13.99

You will have the opportunity to enhance your skills through our competency framework, unlocking pathways to increased hourly rates of pay. If you\'re ready to invest in your future and be rewarded for your achievements, we invite you to apply and embark on a rewarding career journey with us!

Benefits

• Genuinecareer 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 give you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend - Earn upto £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

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About You

What will you be doing:

• Positively contribute to the personal development of our residents with both practical and emotional support.
• Lead by example, behave and communicate appropriately at all times.
• Design, implement, deliver and contribute in a wide range of innovative and exciting recreational events within the home and wider community. This will involve regular outings and trips and on occasion, extended visits and holidays.
• Using knowledge and experience, contribute positively to care planning and participate supportively in reviews as requested, demonstrating a sound knowledge regarding nutrition and hygiene.
• Maintain accurate, clear and concise record keeping.
• Take ownership for key-worker duties and where appropriate look to develop and strengthen links with families, friends and relevant significant others.
• Work in partnership with the Manager to ensure streamlined service delivery and consistent communication across the homes.
• Proactively participate in supporting the staff team to include carrying out supervisions as requested.
• Attend and contribute positively to regular staff meetings and hand-over meetings, ensuring all relevant information is disseminated appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Contribute positively to the training and development of the staff team to include own personal development / highlighting any training needs.

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 companyvehicle you must have held a full UK drivers licence or have been driving in the UK for 2 years or more.

What experience and qualifications do you need:

• A genuine passion for care and to be motivated by contributing to the progression of others.
• NVQ Level 3 in children's residential care
• Leadership experience in a similar role
• A strong team player
• Resilient and confidence to ask for support as needed
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer literacy

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.

Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all

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