Senior Practitioner

**Position**:Senior Practitioner

**Location**: Leicester

**Hours**:37.5 contracted hours per week (Monday to Sunday split between on shift (3 days) and office hours (2 days) and may include days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays and sleep-ins )

**Salary**: £24,900 per annum (£12.73 p/h)

**Job ref**:4072

**_ We regret to inform you that Advance is unable to accept any sponsorship requirements._**

**About the Role**:
**_ Would you like to work somewhere where you get to make a real difference every day?_**

As Senior Practitioner you will work alongside your Operations Manager to provide an excellent support service for the customers in and around Leicester. You will support by leading, developing, monitoring, and evaluating support practice in line with Advance policies and procedures, best practice, contractual and regulatory standards.

You will be passionate about ensuring the service delivered is person-centred and supports people to develop their confidence, skills and independence in their own home and in the local community.

**The role of Senior Practitioner will include**:
You will also be overseeing the support given by the support workers and support, coach, guide and provide practice leadership for the team including:

- Supporting and observing support workers in their role and ensuring best practice
- Ability to coach team members to deal with behaviours that challenge, to act as a role model for best practice and encourage a reflective culture
- Ability to work effectively across a range of teams, to include peer group and Multi-Disciplinary, and Specialist Health Teams
- Supporting the review and update of support plans and documents relating to customers.
- Work in partnership with the operations Manager and Support Workers to develop and implement plans which promote people’s communication and support them with making choices and decisions
- Take an active role in the training, coaching and development of staff on all aspects of Mental Health and person-centered delivery including the organisation of community of practice groups, training events and workshops
- You will be alert to and proactive in safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of customers, yourself and colleagues based in the scheme and/or assigned area.
- Attend meetings where appropriate to discuss customers progress and plan for future transitions.

We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about improving the lives of local, vulnerable people.
- Are flexible, reliable and proactive
- Are supportive of the customers’ goals to live the lifestyle of their choosing
- Are willing to learn new skills
- Work with a person-centred approach
- Have good IT knowledge
- Have good communication skills
- Able to complete good quality support records
- Good at working on your own and within a team

A full UK/International driving licence and access to own vehicle are preferred for this role.

**About the organisation**:
Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives; providing the best quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued and know their voices are heard.

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about making Advance a great place to work. We invest in our staff, providing the training and support you need to succeed in your role, gain industry-recognised qualifications and realise your career aspirations.

All newly appointed staff receive an induction, during which they will learn about our PRIDE values, our expectations of how they should treat our customers and our commitments in relation to how they will be treated as a member of staff.

**Benefits of working for Advance**:
We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits:

- Paid holiday (from 25 days up to 30 days with long service in addition to bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours)
- Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
- Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more
- Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
- Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to £500
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
- Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
- Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide