Senior Therapeutic Intervention Worker- Part time

ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave with progression

LGPS or Teachers Pension

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff discounts

Learning and development offer

Job summary

Achieving for Children seeks a dedicated practitioner to safeguard and support children in residential care. You will act as a key worker, coordinating with the team to implement effective care practices and address challenging behaviours.

You will collaborate with social workers, schools and families, ensuring inclusive, data-informed decisions while building strong partnerships across stakeholders. Hybrid working options are available.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team and managing performance and change.
• Knowledge of theory informing practice.
• Experience building partnerships with families and professionals.
• Ability to use data and evidence to inform decisions.
• Experience maintaining records and producing reports for stakeholders.
• Experience addressing equality or diversity issues in practice.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard the well-being of all children in the home.
• Act as a key worker for identified children.
• Collaborate with the team and guide care practices.
• Manage challenging behaviors as part of daily care.
• Communicate with social workers, schools and professionals.
• Build relationships with relatives and advocates.

Skills

Team leadership

Line management

Performance management

Change management

Theory-informed practice

Partnership building

Data-driven decisions

Record keeping

Equality & diversity

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

About the role

The role entails safeguarding the well-being of all children in the home, addressing issues promptly, and acting as a key worker for identified children. Collaborating with the team, providing guidance on effective care practices, and managing challenging behaviors are essential. Communication with social workers, schools, and relevant professionals is vital for consistent care whilst building relationships with relatives and advocates

About you

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
• Experience in leading a team, undertaking line management, performance management and change management.
• Knowledge of relevant theory that informs practice delivery.
• Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those we are working with.
• Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making.
• Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, and written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).
• Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

Important Information

Start dates:

Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work:

The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

Equality:

We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams.

Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).