Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner

Job Paths 4 U ,
Leicester, Leicestershire
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £20,280.00 - £21,320.00 Year

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a positive, enthusiastic and motivated Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner who is flexible and has a desire to make a difference to help and support young people, promote their value and enable them to make life enhancing choices. Working with vulnerable young people aged 6-18 years you will assist in leading, motivating and supporting a team of residential childcare practitioners. Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner Duties and Responsibilities:  Provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which children/young people can feel secure and free from harm  Implement personal care plans set out for Children and young people  Work alongside the homes psychologist to bring into practice a Therapeutic approach in dealing with any child regardless of age  Ensure that each member of staff is aware of each child’s care plan and their responsibilities for its implementation  Chair children’s meetings and facilitating consultation with young people  Participate in reviews and other meetings as required and ensure LAC documentation is up to date  Take shared responsibility and accountability for the administration of all medication prescribed for the young people  Work in partnership with all individuals involved in a young person life to help improve their life chances and outcomes  Lead shifts, ensuring appropriate handovers take place  Be responsible for the deployment of staff on duty to ensure that the work required in the home is undertaken Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner Minimum Requirements:  Aged 23 or over  Full driving licence  Able to work on a shift pattern which includes sleep-ins  Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent  Minimum of 1 year of experience working at a senior level with children in care 28 days holiday per year £45 per sleep in Closing date: ASAP Interview: ASAP Contact: Neha at Job Paths 4 U Job Paths 4 U is an Employment Agency and an Employment Business. We will collect and store personal information that you submit to us via this advertisement. For further information on how we use and protect the information that you provide, please visit our website.

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