Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner - Children with Disabilities (8163)

Norfolk County Council; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An established local authority is seeking a dedicated Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner to lead a supportive team in providing exceptional care for children with disabilities. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of young people while working in a collaborative environment. With a focus on quality and consistency, you will mentor and guide staff to achieve the best outcomes. Enjoy a competitive salary and generous benefits, including flexible working options and health services, as you contribute to a vital service in the community.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

'Norfolk Rewards' employee discounts

Blue Light card for Social Care Workers

Relocation expenses

Local Government Pension Scheme

Tax-efficient car lease scheme

Payment for referrals to hard-to-fill jobs

Qualifications

• Experience in leading teams in childcare settings.
• Ability to work with children with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision to the residential team.
• Mentor and model best practices for children's care.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Childcare

Social Work

Occupational Therapy

Education

Social Work Qualification

Nursing Qualification

Level 5 in Residential Care

Job description

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Job Description

Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner - Children with Disabilities | 8163 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £36,124 to £37,938 per annum | Grade I | King's 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.

To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a full-time Senior Residential Children's Practitioner at Marshfields based in West Lynn. As an Ofsted registered Residential Children's home, we provide short breaks for children with disabilities, autism, and/or complex health needs aged 5 to 17 yrs.

As the Senior Practitioner, you will provide leadership support and supervision to the team, with a specific emphasis on striving for excellence through quality and consistency of practice. Crucial to this role is the ability to mentor, model, and direct best practice to Children's Residential Practitioners to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children and young people.

This role requires a Social Work, appropriate nursing/Occupational Therapy qualification, or a level 5 in Residential Care. To be successful, you will have the knowledge and skills to work with children with a range of complex needs. As part of a multidisciplinary team, we offer a friendly and supportive working environment where learning and development are supported and valued.

Marshfields is committed to providing child-centered, individualized care in a fun and positive environment. The Senior Practitioner is required to work shifts including nights, sleep-ins, and be part of the out-of-hours on-call rota, for which a payment is made.

To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.

For an informal discussion, please contact Claire Pooley, Team Manager, on 01553 614985.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

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 counseling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part-time, remote, and hybrid working — dependent on your job role and business needs.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts program, helping you save on groceries, clothes, holidays, technology, gym memberships, cinema trips, 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 employer contributions, life assurance, death in service payments, and dependants' pensions.
  • Tax-efficient ways of enhancing your pension and acquiring 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 find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We may give priority consideration for this post to current employees at risk due to restructuring or in redeployment.

Redeployment closing date: 11 May 2025

All other applicants closing date: 15 May 2025

About Us

We have miles of beautiful coastline, our unique Broads, thriving market towns, and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in sectors like energy and food. We have ambitious plans for new housing and a building program for schools across Norfolk. Our county is a great place to live, work, and visit, and offers an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow, and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk, providing services countywide to over 850,000 residents. We lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for strategic local government services in the county.

We provide high-quality services by involving service users in shaping and commenting on them, promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organizations, and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to deliver excellent services to the people of Norfolk.