Trauma-Informed Residential Care Practitioner

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is recruiting compassionate, resilient staff to join our established children’s home teams in Gloucestershire. Roles involve providing safe, nurturing care in trauma-informed environments, with a focus on building resilience and life skills for children and young people.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many roles, and successful applicants will contribute to high-quality safeguarding, education and personal development plans, while earning a

Qualifications

• Empathy and resilience to support children who may have experienced trauma
• Strong teamwork and communication to collaborate with colleagues and partners
• Commitment to learning and professional development

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, individualised care in a safe and nurturing environment.
• Use trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches to support children's emotional wellbeing and development.
• Promote positive relationships, life skills and growing independence.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner professionals to implement each child's plans.
• Support children to participate in education, recreation and personal development opportunities.
• Respond safely and professionally to challenging situations, using agreed therapeutic and behaviour-support approaches.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to safeguarding, regulatory and quality standards.
• Typical shift pattern: 10:00am-11:00pm, followed by a sleep-in and 7:00am-10:30am the next morning.
• Hours worked between 8:00pm and 6:00am, at weekends or on bank holidays attract an unsociable-hours payment in addition to the basic salary.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England)

Job description

Gloucestershire County Council is recruiting compassionate, resilient staff to join our established children’s home teams in Gloucestershire. Roles involve providing safe, nurturing care in trauma-informed environments, with a focus on building resilience and life skills for children and young people.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many roles, and successful applicants will contribute to high-quality safeguarding, education and personal development plans, while earning a