Wellbeing and Independence Practitioner/Adults Social Care: Immediate Start

2 weeks ago


United Kingdom Olive Branch Fostering Full time

Part Time, Permanent (21 hours per week)
Blue Sky Fostering is currently seeking a part time qualified Therapist to join the team as a Clinical Practitioner for Attachment-based Therapeutic Work in the West Country area, covering Bristol, Swindon and Gloucester.
BSN Social Care is the parent company of Blue Sky Fostering.
Blue Sky Fostering is an established Independent Fostering Agency, operating across the south of England, to provide foster placements to children and young people. We provide a number of different services including mainstream fostering for children aged 0-18 and Parent and Child Placements. We also have an established and well regarded Therapeutic Led Care (TLC) service where our team of experienced clinical practitioners work alongside specialist foster carers to provide therapeutic care to children to prevent them moving to residential care.
Our ethos is to provide the best service possible for children, and for all children placed with us to achieve their full potential. We work hard to ensure children experience love, care, nurture and stability with our carers.
Blue Sky Fostering has a brilliant opportunity for a knowledgeable and experienced Therapist to join the team as a Clinical Practitioner in the West Country working in conjunction with our hub in Bristol.
We are looking for a dedicated and dependable therapist who is drawn to this field of work. This position holds a responsibility for delivering the Blue Sky + TLC (Therapeutically Led Care) service which exists to meet the needs of developmentally traumatised and poorly attached children and young people, who may be very challenging to care for.
Reflective Practice work provides a space for carers to express, explore and process their emotional responses to young people; You will also need to be open-minded, flexible and pragmatic with an interest in ‘what works, for these people, at this time’. To successfully meet the needs of the Blue Sky + TLC service, you will need to be forward thinking, creative and responsive to the needs of both the young people we care for, and the carers who take on this demanding yet rewarding task.
For this role, willingness to travel and use of a car is essential as the successful applicant will be required to support foster carers and visit placements across Bristol and the West Country area.
Hold a relevant therapeutic or counselling qualification and membership of or eligibility to register with BACP or other similar body.
Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have a vehicle
Have experience in working therapeutically with children and families
Ability and experience in writing therapeutically to complete reports
Are willing to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the programme
Share a commitment to Equal Opportunities in all work practices and to improving the lives of Looked After Children
Generous Annual Leave – 28 days PLUS your Bank Holiday Entitlement
Annual Leave increase after 3 full years of service by 1 day - up until a max of 12 years
Birthday Leave – a paid day off for your birthday
Good Health Days – no sickness in a 6 month period and get an additional day off
Refer A Friend Scheme with a monetary incentive
Auto Enrolment Pension
Cycle to Work scheme
Optional Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave/Shared Parental Leave
Diversity and inclusion are the principles for how we build our teams and Blue Sky Fostering strives to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are valued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents the communities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employee is treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or identity. Blue Sky Fostering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care.



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