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Senior Youth Practitioner

2 months ago

Weymouth, United Kingdom Dorset Councils Full time

Organisation
- Dorset Council
- Location
- Weymouth
- Reference
- 61047454D
- Occupational group
- Youth Work & Community
- Salary details
- £29,174- £33,486
- Job term
- Full Time
- Appointment type
- Permanent
- Contact
- Claire Board
- Closing Date
- 09 May 2023 11:00 PM

**Senior Youth Practitioner**:
**37 hours**:
**Salary £29,174- £33,486**:
**The Harbour, Weymouth**:
**What’s in it for you**:
Dorset is committed to creating environments for our children and young people to thrive. This is an exciting opportunity to join our new service as a Senior Youth Practitioner, providing care and support to children and young people initially in a residential setting working with a small staff team and subsequently working across our communities and in homes to improve the lives of our children.
The priorities for our Dorset children are; that they stay in Dorset, which is the best place for them to live, that they are given the best start in life through good care provision and the best education and training opportunities, which enable them to thrive and be the best they can be.
The role of Senior Youth Practitioner is to ensure a safe and nurturing environment in which children and young people can thrive and develop self-reliance in reaching their potential. The work will include some evening, weekend work including sleep-ins for which there is an allowance and bank holidays. We are a flexible employer and would welcome a discussion around a variety of hours to be mutually agreeable.
At the harbour, we never give up. No matter what, we stick with the child. Our service is designed to wrap around a child’s needs, rather than trying to make them fit around ours. We have an evidence informed approach to risk and we are heavily invested in a supportive working environment, including a whole team development plan above and beyond mandatory requirements. We have a multi-agency integrated through co-location, sharing of learning and tasks. Our children are helped by people who make things happen.

**What you can expect to be doing**:
You will be passionate and aspirational in supporting young people through a variety of activities which will help you build a strong and resilient relationship which will be sustained. Activities will include introducing children and young people to new environments, sports and leisure as well as supporting them in education training and employment and promoting a clean safe and nurturing home environment in which they can develop skills for independence.
You will form positive relationships with our children, young people and families and together, work productively with partner agency and allocated social workers to identify and achieve the best outcomes for our children. You will work to mend relationships and reunify families when appropriate to do so. You will be aspirational in outlook and flexible in delivery, to promote growth, learning and responsibility. You will be able to work autonomously and as part of a team responding flexibly to dynamic situations. We are aspirational for our staff as well as our children.
You will be joining a supportive and inclusive Council who will provide nurture and invest in you to enable you to thrive in your job. A comprehensive training programme is available in addition to the mandatory training, to enable your professional growth and development.

**About you**:
You will be a kind and caring person with a passion for improving lives, be aspirational in attitude and resilient and flexible in approach.
Hold QCF level 3 Health and social Care or equivalent.
Good level of education including good numeracy and literacy skills
High quality recording and report writing skills.
Experience and resilience working with children and young people and managing risk, including children showing challenging behaviours
Ability to work flexibly across a range of settings
Proven effectiveness of direct work with families
Have a proven track record of problem-solving skills
Be skilled in forming and maintaining relationships with young people
Have a proven ability to find innovative solutions
Have good communication, interpersonal negotiation and advocacy skills
Demonstrate a good understanding of key childcare legislation
Have strong team working and leadership skills
Have experience in a supervisory role
Have skills and a proven track record in inter-agency collaboration
Have effective IT skills to use the recording systems
Be willing to undertake training
Be an excellent role model for staff, children and young people

**Additional Information**:
You must be able to work some evenings, weekends and bank holidays. As a 24hr service we are a flexible employer and would welcome a discussion around a variety of hours to be mutually agreeable, be it weekend only, part-time, full time etc.

This post requires travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

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