Senior Life Practitioner

Kisimul Group Ltd.; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Newark on Trent is seeking a Senior Life Practitioner to deliver person-centered care. You will support young adults with disabilities and work closely with a dedicated staff team. The role offers a competitive salary, genuine career development opportunities, and fully funded qualifications. If you have a compassionate approach and the required experience, apply today!

Benefits

Genuine career development

Fully funded qualifications

Blue light card discounts

Financial wellbeing app (WageStream)

Mental health support (Help@hand)

Life Assurance

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a support worker.
• Experience with disabilities, autism and complex needs.
• Competent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advocate and provide person-centered care.
• Support staff in performing a wide range of duties.
• Use company vehicle for community activities.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Experience with young adults

Education

Level 2/Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for Senior Life Practitioners to join our team at Holmlea in East Markham, Newark.

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated Senior Life Practitioner to join our team. As a Senior Life Practitioner you will report into the Registered Manager. The Senior 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.

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

Benefits

• Genuine career 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 wellbeing app which gives you access to unlimited GP appointments, confidential 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working patterns

What is it like to work at Kisimul? See our teams talking about life at Kisimul.

Find out more about Meaningful Life Model:

Apply today!

Kisimul | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care

Kisimul provides schools, colleges, care homes and supported living services to provide exceptional education and care for children and adults with complex needs

About You

What experience and qualifications do you need

• Level 2/ Level 3 in Health and Social Care is desirable OR minimum of 3 years of experience of working as a support worker

• Experience of providing care and support to young adults, ideally young adults with disabilities, autism and complex needs

• Competent written and oral communication skills to include computer literacy

What will you get in return

• A competitive salary.

• Extensive training packages with time rostered out of your work rota to attend.

• Pension

• Life Assurance

• Genuine career development opportunities for those who want them.

• A beautiful home and grounds to work within.

• Fully funded DBS checks

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.