Specialist Sleep Practitioner

Together Trust; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Specialist Sleep Practitioner to provide personalized advice and support to families with children experiencing sleep difficulties. The role involves managing individual cases, assessing sleep problems, and developing sleep plans. A recognized professional qualification is required, along with experience working with autistic children. Competitive benefits include a generous pension scheme and comprehensive training opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Cycle to work scheme

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Promotion of well-being across the organization

Qualifications

• Recognised professional qualification to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working with autistic children and those with complex needs including ADHD.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a case load of individual family referrals.
• Assess the child's sleep problem to determine its nature.
• Provide advice and support to parents implementing a sleep programme.

Skills

Experience working with autistic children

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Knowledge of autism advocacy

Ability to develop positive sleep habits

Education

Recognised professional qualification to degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

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Main duties of the job

• Manage a case load of individual family referrals.
• Assess the childs sleep problem to determine its nature and any contributing factors.
• Work with families to develop a sleep plan encouraging the child or young person to develop positive sleep habits.
• Provide advice and support to parents who are implementing a sleep programme.
• Contribute to the organisation and delivery of sleep clinics and workshops.
• Maintain high service standards and contribute to quality improvement across theTherapy & Specialist Support Service (TSS)Service in line with the needs of the service and evidence-based practice.
• Work independently and use own initiative.
• Apply evidence based and child centred principles.
• Offer advice, training and guidance to other professionals as required.
• Be accountable for all aspects of the role working to professional guidelines and Together Trust policy.
• Ensure practice is up to date and be evidence based.
• Participate in relevant education/training opportunities, read and critically appraise research articles and relevant literature, ensuring best practice in your day-to-day work.
• Establish/maintain internal and external networks to maintain good standards of practice, embrace new initiatives for the service and enhance job satisfaction.
• Be aware of any potential conflicts of interest and inform their manager of these.

About us

Together Trust is a charity that champions the rights, needsand ambitions of the people they support. They work across the North West ofEngland, providing a range of services including education, residential care,fostering, and community support.

Job responsibilities

Hours: 22.5 per week,37.5 hours worked across 52 weeks per year

Are you a passionate Specialist Sleep Practitioner ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people? Together Trust is looking for a Specialist Sleep Practitioner toprovide personalised advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with sleep difficulties across all age and ability ranges and specialises in helping autistic people and those with complex communication needs.

What You will do;

• Manage a case load of individual family referrals.
• Assess the childs sleep problem to determine its nature and any contributing factors.
• Work with families to develop a sleep plan encouraging the child or young person to develop positive sleep habits.
• Provide advice and support to parents who are implementing a sleep programme.
• Contribute to the organisation and delivery of sleep clinics and workshops.
• Maintain high service standards and contribute to quality improvement across theTherapy & Specialist Support Service (TSS)Service in line with the needs of the service and evidence-based practice.
• Work independently and use own initiative.
• Apply evidence based and child centred principles.
• Offer advice, training and guidance to other professionals as required.
• Be accountable for all aspects of the role working to professional guidelines and Together Trust policy.
• Ensure practice is up to date and be evidence based.
• Participate in relevant education/training opportunities, read and critically appraise research articles and relevant literature, ensuring best practice in your day-to-day work.
• Establish/maintain internal and external networks to maintain good standards of practice, embrace new initiatives for the service and enhance job satisfaction.
• Be aware of any potential conflicts of interest and inform their manager of these.

What we are looking for;

• Recognised professional qualification to degree level or equivalent experience
• Experience of working with autistic children and those with complex needs including ADHD.
• Experience of successful practice in working with parents and families.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge and understanding at both theoretical and practical levels of current perspectives on autism and SEN.
• Knowledge of specific approaches to working with autistic people, both structured and unstructured, e.g. TEACCH, PECS, Social Stories.
• Ability to use and apply knowledge of autism to plan intervention programmes.

• Annual Leave27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension schemeand death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
• Occupational sick payand family friendly policies includingenhancedmaternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platformoffering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to workscheme
• Eligibility to apply forBlue Light card
• Proud to be areal living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensivetraining and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awardsincluding cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion ofWellbeingacross the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
• Access to ourEmployee Assistance Programmefor you and adults at your home

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

This role will involve regulated activity.

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.

If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised professional qualification to degree level or equivalent experience

Experience

• Please refer to the Job description

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.