Therapeutic Support Practitioner – Nights

Para Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's support services organization in the East Midlands is seeking a Therapeutic Support Practitioner for night shifts. This role involves providing care for children with learning disabilities and supporting their individual needs. A competitive salary up to £30,160 is offered along with bonuses and professional development opportunities. Candidates must have relevant experience and a driving licence.

Benefits

Welcome bonus of £1000

Monthly recognition awards

Free meals on shift

Enrollment into company pension scheme

Support and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a children's home setting or working with young people who have learning disabilities and additional needs.
• Supervisory experience is essential.
• Must have a full, UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Providing outstanding care to children while applying their individual care plans.
• Taking the children on activities.
• Liaising with families and professionals for optimal care.

Skills

Experience in a children’s home setting

Supervisory experience

Understanding of learning disabilities

Passion to help nurture young people

Ability to work shift patterns

Full, UK driving licence

Education

QCF Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People

Job description

Job Title: Therapeutic Support Practitioner – Nights

Job Description

We are hiring – Therapeutic support practitioners – waking nights for our learning disabilities home in Derby.

Salary: Up to £30,160 per annum

Bonus: £1000 welcome bonus, rewards and recognition bonus scheme up to £1000 – T&C’s apply

Hours: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours/week)

Shift Pattern: 4 nights on 4 off nights off – 9:30pm-7:30am

Voluntary Overtime Available

“Empowering Futures, Nurturing Potential”

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team and be part of a forward-thinking organisation that prides its self in been child focused while at the same time believing in investing in its team.

You will work alongside experienced practitioners and leaders to offer and delivernurturingcare and support for children and young people who havelearning disabilities,autism and associatedcomplex needs.

The home offers a condensed rota for all applicants, providing a home-life and work balance, alongside a highly competitive salary and bonus scheme.

Your role will see you as a role model to the young people, aiding in improving their overall health and well-being. We want to ensure that our staff team feel valued as that will allow them to ensure that our children receive the best care possible. This will be a home, with a warm homely atmosphere and requires likeminded, motivated, and compassionate support workers to continue to provide outstanding care to our children.

The role of Therapeutic Support Practitioner involves:

• Providing outstanding care to children while applying their individual care plans
• Taking the children on activities
• Liaising with families and professionals to ensure the best possible care is being provided and carried out.
• Taking a proactive approach in supporting the children with attending and engaging in their education
• To make and maintain accurate records of the child’s day, including any incidents that may occur.
• Carry out general housekeeping duties, including cooking, cleaning, and completing health and safety checks.
• Apply safeguarding knowledge to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone in the home.
• Comply with GDPR and Health and Safety regulations.
• There are different shift pattern for Day and Night wake support workers.
• Day support workers may be required to do sleep-in duties.

What we can offer:

• A highly competitive salary up to£30,160, dependent on skills, experience, and qualifications
• A noncontractual annual rewards and recognition scheme, based on individual performance indicators and the performance of the home and the outcomes of the children – earnings can be up to£1000.
• Enrolment onto the fully funded QCF level 3 & 4 in children and young people’s residential home’s qualification
• A condensed rota pattern, consisting of 4 nights on and 4 nights off
• Robust and comprehensive paid induction, and continued training and development within each role.
• Support and progression opportunities within the home and the provider as they continue to grow within the sector.
• Monthly recognition awards
• Blue light card cost covered.
• Free meals on shift
• Enrolment into the company pension scheme
• The opportunity to make a real difference to a child’s life!
• ERS (Employee Referral Scheme) up to£1000per referral.
• Welcome bonus of£1000upon successful completion of 6-month probation.

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. All employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

Qualifications & Experience

What we are looking for from you:

• QCF Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People or equivalent(highly desirable)
• Experience in a children’s home setting or working with young people who have learning disabilities and additional needs (essential)
• Supervisory experience (essential)
• Passion to help nurture young people (essential)
• Be able to work shift patterns
• Full, UK driving licence (essential)