Senior Residential Practitioner - Children's Mental Health

Young Foundations Limited; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care provider in the UK seeks a Senior Residential Practitioner to provide operational management and support for young people. The role involves working closely with families and agencies to ensure individual care plans are met within a supportive and therapeutic environment. Qualifications include understanding the developmental needs of youth and effective interpersonal skills. The position offers a rewarding career with comprehensive benefits including career development opportunities and enhanced leave packages.

Benefits

Competitive pay with progression opportunities

Career development and training

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Fully funded Health & Social Care qualification

Free eye care vouchers

Qualifications

• Understanding of physical, emotional, intellectual needs of young people.
• Knowledge of child protection issues and social care services.
• Ability to work within a team and demonstrate understanding.

Responsibilities

• Assist in operational management of the staff team.
• Respond to needs outlined in children's care plans.
• Collaborate with families and agencies to meet young people's needs.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and good practices.

Skills

Understanding of developmental needs

Child protection knowledge

Teamwork and sensitivity

Motivation skills

Emotional stress management

Flexibility

Interpersonal skills

Job description

• Permanent - Full Time

Valley House, Nuneaton Road, Fillonngley, Warwickshire, CV7 8DL

Hours of Week: 40

Contract Type:Permanent

Requirements:

• An understanding of the developmental needs (physical, emotional, intellectual, social and educational) of young people.
• Child Protection issues and procedures. Social Care Services available to young people and their families
• Working within a team & Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and understanding.
• Ability to motivate self and others to meet time and performance goals.
• Ability to deal with emotional stress.
• Ability to be flexible.
• Good interpersonal skills – relate well to others (young people and staff at all levels).

As a Senior Residential Practitioner, you will:

• To assist the Manager and Deputy Manager in providing operational management of the staff team and to deploy appropriate staff resources in order that key tasks are fulfilled.
• To respond to and meet the identified needs of children/young people as outlined in individual care plans and as agreed with the manager.
• To work in partnership with young people, their families, social workers and other relevant agencies, in meeting the needs of young people.
• To ensure that work with children/young people is in keeping with legislative, procedural and good practice requirements.
• To ensure that the safety and welfare of young people is paramount.
• To organise, deliver and co-ordinate induction, supervision, appraisal and support of individual staff in the team, as required by the Manager.
• To ensure care plans are implemented, monitored and reviewed.To participate in the review of care plans.
• To ensure that the administration tasks of the home are carried out efficiently and effectively to make best use of management and information systems.

About Valley House:

Valley House offers a therapeutic social care model with direct access to multi-disciplinary heath provision.

Located near Coventry, Valley house consists of 6 Bedrooms, helping young people from ages 11 to 18. We support children and young people with a variety of needs such as Learning disabilities, and children with mental disorders. Providing both extensive care and accommodation for children and young people the home has been designed with the utmost attention to provide a setting that gives security, stability, adventure, and opportunities.

Benefits of Working for us:

• A rewarding career you can be truly proud of
• A supportive environment that is committed to helping you flourish and deliver excellent care to the people we support
• Competitive pay with pay progression opportunities
• Career development and training
• Internal progression opportunities
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave packages
• Enhanced annual leave
• Fully funded Level 3/4 Health & Social Care qualification
• Employee assistance programme
• Free eye care vouchers

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!

Young Foundations is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with our safeguarding policy. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, right to work checks and any other necessary checks.

Valley House is a service for children and young people whose complex mental health needs might have required them to stay in hospital in the past, or rendered them “difficult to place”.

Our emphasis is on relationship based practice in a therapeutic environment, supported by both our Consultant Psychiatrist and in-house Clinical Psychologist.