Senior Residential Practitioners

The Methodist Church in Britain; Goldthorpe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local authority pension

Generous annual leave

Sleep-in allowances

Enhanced unsocial hours rates

In-house therapeutic service

CAMHS access

Professional development

Job summary

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking senior residential practitioner posts to open and run new in-house children’s homes across the borough. You will safeguard looked after children, apply therapeutic and behavioural approaches and manage rotas to ensure safe support levels.

Responsibilities include setting up and running homes, supervising and training staff, and working evenings, weekends and sleep-in shifts, including solo provision for complex needs, with enhanced DBS and

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship
• Medical assessment
• Systemic working approach
• Solution‑oriented, child‑focused practice
• Commitment to developing skills and practice to deliver an outstanding residential service

Responsibilities

• Promote, safeguard and protect the welfare of looked after children across the borough
• Apply evidence-based therapeutic and behavioural management approaches
• Manage and adapt rota arrangements to ensure safe levels of support
• Engage in running the home, including activities, meals, personal care, recording, reports and administering medication
• Participate in and audit relevant records and reports
• Provide and promote a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment
• Work systemically and as part of a team to deliver a child-centred service
• Support staff supervision, training and inductions for new staff
• Provide opportunities for children and young people to influence decisions that affect them and the service

Job description

Senior residential practitioner posts within Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council's Children and Young People's Services, helping to open and run new in-house children's homes across the borough. The work centres on safeguarding looked after children, applying agreed therapeutic and behavioural approaches, and managing rotas so that children have safe levels of support. Post-holders will help set up new homes and staff teams, supervise and train staff, and work evenings, weekends and sleep-in shifts, including solo provision for complex needs. An enhanced DBS check and existing right to work in the UK are required, as visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Promote, safeguard and protect the welfare of looked after children across the borough
• Apply agreed evidence-based therapeutic and behavioural management approaches and practice models
• Manage and adapt rota arrangements to ensure children have safe levels of support
• Engage in running the home, including activities, meals, personal care, recording, report writing and administering medication under council policy
• Participate in and audit the completion of relevant records and reports
• Provide and promote a safe, stimulating and nurturing physical environment
• Work systemically and as part of a team to deliver a joined‑up, child‑centred service
• Support the management of staff groups, including supervision, training and inductions for new staff
• Provide opportunities for children and young people to influence decisions that affect them and the service they receive

Skills & knowledge

• Systemic working approach
• Solution-oriented, child-focused practice
• Commitment to developing skills and practice to deliver an outstanding residential service

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship
• Medical assessment

Other

• Willingness to work evening, weekend and sleep-in shifts

Nice to have

• Previous experience in specialist solo provision
• Previous experience in mental health residential settings or crisis accommodation
• Experience working with children and young people with sensory, ASD or mental health needs, or who have suffered significant trauma
• Interest in setting up and managing new homes and staff teams
• Commitment to a learning and coaching culture

What’s offered

• Local Authority pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Sleep-in allowances
• Enhanced rates for unsocial hours, weekends and bank holidays
• Extensive training, including the Rotherham Family Approach, Signs of Safety, Restorative Practice and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
• Access to the in-house therapeutic service
• Prioritised CAMHS assessment and intervention for looked after children
• Support, supervision and opportunities for professional development and progression