Senior Residential Practitioners

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is looking for Senior Childrens Residential Practitioners. This role involves supporting children with complex needs, promoting their welfare, and managing staff within a new residential service. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in child care, particularly with mental health and trauma cases. Competitive salary of £35,412 - £38,220 plus excellent benefits.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Generous annual leave and allowances

Qualifications

• Experience of working with looked after children.
• Strong background in managing complex emotional needs and trauma.
• Ability to develop skills in residential services.

Responsibilities

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of looked after children.
• Manage staff and provide training.
• Engage in care activities and support children's needs.

Skills

Experience with children with complex needs

Crisis intervention skills

Knowledge of ASD and mental health

Resilience

Education

Level 6 qualification (e.g. Bachelor's Degree)

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care

Job description

RMBC has made a strategic decision to make a significantinvestment in childrens residential services. This will ensure more of ourlooked after children are placed in Rotherham, close to their localcommunities, family and schools.

We are particularly looking for practitioners who haveprevious experience of working in specialist solo provision, mental healthresidential settings, crisis accommodation and with children and young peoplewith sensory, ASD, mental health needs and who have suffered significanttrauma.

This new residential provision will be part of a Childrenand Young People Service judged as `Good` by Ofsted in January 2018 and buildon practice from our short break residential home judged as `Outstanding` inFebruary 2020.

Main duties of the job

Seeking inspirational, resilientand child focused practitioners who are committed to:

Developing their skills/practices to provide anoutstanding residential service

Support/caring for complex children and youngpeople, at times in solo provision

Working evening, weekend and sleep in shifts aspart of the residential team

Our vision is for children andfamilies to experience and describe the services they received, as outstanding- by putting the child first in everything we do.

By being part of our residential teams, you willplay a crucial role in developing our collective commitment to an ethos ofexcellence, integrity, trust and transparency. Joining us at a time of changewith regard to developing our provision provides you an opportunity to be involvedand influence the service design and development of practice in line with bestpractice and evidence-based approaches.

About us

This is an excellent time to workwithin Rotherham. We are passionate about the place and the people who live,work and visit here. We are delivering major regeneration and housing, as wellas creating new jobs and opportunities for our residents. Rotherham is a real'central UK' location with excellent road and rail links and is ideally placednear the scenic countryside of the Peak District, whilst also beingconveniently located next to the vibrant city of Sheffield.

Our vision for Rotherham is thatwe come together as a community, where we seek to draw on our proud history tobuild a future we can all share. We respect decency, dignity and seek to builda town where opportunity is extended to everyone, where people can grow, flourishand prosper, and where no one is left behind.

We offer an excellent pay andbenefits package which includes membership of the Local Government PensionScheme, as well as a range of health and wellbeing and other benefits.

Job responsibilities

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Location: Various, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Salary £35,412 - £38,220 plus excellent benefits.

Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.

Salary will be determined dependent on experience and qualifications. Progression through the salary bands will be subject to individual development and assessment within the role.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you an experienced, solution oriented, systemic working, child focused practitioner, keen to work alongside partners and particularly our children and young people to deliver a new model of residential intervention in Rotherham? This post could be for you

Following a full service review our Children and Young Peoples Service are now recruiting for Senior Childrens Residential Practitioners.

These new posts will play a key role in the development and delivery of a range of in-house residential provision for Rotherhams children and young people.

Rotherham Council has made a strategic decision to make a significant investment in childrens residential services. This will ensure more of our looked after children are placed in Rotherham, close to their local communities, family, and schools.

We are using current best practice and evidence-based models to develop a range of new children`s homes including 2 and 4 bed childrens homes, emergency accommodation and solo provision for some of our most complex children and young people.

We are particularly looking for Senior Childrens Residential Practitioners who are keen to be part of setting up and managing new homes and staff teams and have previous experience of working in specialist solo provision, mental health residential settings, crisis accommodation and with children and young people with sensory, ASD, mental health needs and who have suffered significant trauma.

Senior Childrens Residential Practitioners in Rotherham will:

• 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
• Provide opportunities for children and young people to influence the decisions that affect them and the service they receive
• Work systemically and as part of team to ensure a joined-up service centred on the child
• Manage and adapt rota arrangements to ensure that children and young people have safe levels of support.
• Support the management of staff groups providing supervision, training, and inductions for new staff
• Engage in the running of the home including activities, meals, personal care, recording, report writing and administration of medication in line with the councils policy.
• Participate in and audit the completion of relevant records and reports
• Provide and promote a safe, stimulating and nurturing physical environment.

Key benefits of working at Rotherham Councils Children and Young Peoples service are:

• Strong support and clear direction from Managers
• Extensive training programme, to develop and professionalise our residential practitioners. This includes the Rotherham Family Approach incorporating Signs of Safety and Restorative Practice as well as full training from our in house Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Team.
• Residential services that have access to and work closely with our high quality in house therapeutic service
• Innovative Edge of Care Services and a strong Early Help offer which is reducing demand and supporting professionals to think systemically and develop creative options to support children and young people
• The prioritisation of Looked After Children for CAMHS assessment and intervention
• The opportunity to make a real difference to the children, young people, and families
• Investment in you as a practitioner involving support, supervision, training and opportunity for professional development and progression.
• Local Authority pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement plus sleep-in allowances and enhanced rates for unsocial hours and weekends/bank holidays.

About you

We are seeking inspirational, resilient and child focused Senior Residential Practitioners who are committed to:

• Developing their skills and practices in order to provide an outstanding residential service to children and young people
• Promoting and being part of a learning and coaching culture
• Supporting and caring for some of our most complex children and young people, at times in solo provision
• Working evening, weekend, and sleep in shifts as part of the residential team.

Our vision is for the children and families of Rotherham to routinely experience and describe the services they receive from us, as outstanding and we intend to do that by putting the child first in everything we do.

Our vision is for the children and families of Rotherham to routinely experience and describe the services they receive from us, as outstanding and we intend to do that by putting the child first in everything we do.

By being part of our residential teams, you will play a crucial role in developing skills and practice and our collective commitment to an ethos of excellence, integrity, trust and transparency. Joining us as well grow provides you an opportunity to be involved and influence the service design and development of practice in line with best practice and evidence-based approaches.

About Yorkshire

Rotherham and the wider South Yorkshire region is a great place to live and a stones throw from some of the UKs finest towns and cities and is home to some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain. Easy to reach from Sheffield or Leeds, there are plenty of places to see, things to do and property is excellent value for money - all within a 2-hour train journey from London.

If you have any questions regarding these opportunities and or would like a conversation about these new roles, please email our service managers [e-mail] or [e-mail].

These posts involve working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.

Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).

Confirmation of this appointment is also subject to a medical assessment.

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Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a service or provision designed to support children and young people with complex needs, such as difficulties in regulating their emotions and behaviours due to past experiences.
• Experience of working directly with children and families in a multi-agency setting and knowledge of the roles of other agencies and professionals

Qualifications

• Level 6 qualification e.g. Bachelor Degrees, Graduate Certificates and Diplomas, or Level 5 qualification e.g. Diplomas of HE and FE, foundation degrees and HNDs, plus experience in relevant areas of work over a period of years Or Evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience.
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or the equivalent. Or will have completed within 2 years of starting work in the role. Failure to complete the Level 3 Diploma or equivalent within 2 years will prevent the post holder from assuming this post, with immediate effect. Therefore, may result in your contract of employment being terminated

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£35,412 to £38,220 a year& excellent benefits