Youth Practitioner

6 months ago

Weymouth, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

**About The Role**:
We are excited to be opening new residential homes in Weymouth and Portland for children and young people who are disabled and have additional complex needs.

We are looking for caring, committed and positive individuals to join our supportive team of Youth Practitioners, working within our residential homes and local community, supporting our children and families to thrive.

We will provide you with an extensive induction and training including a level 4 certificate in therapeutic care where required. You will also be given regular supervision and access to some great employee benefits and LGPS pension scheme working for Dorset Council.

We encourage applicants to arrange to visit our homes to allow you to get a better sense of who we are, what the job involves and to ask any questions you may have.

**What you can expect to be doing**:
The Youth Practitioner role is a rewarding job working within residential settings and family homes to support children and young people with learning disabilities in their day to day lives, and creating a positive and safe environment in which children can grow and develop.

You will have the ability to professionally nurture our children and young people and be passionate and aspirational in your support and care.

You will help children and young people to develop independently, including supporting with cooking and personal care skills. You will organise and join in with daily activities which may include playing in the gardens, swimming, doing art or going out in the community to parks, shopping, the beach and other fun trips out.

You will also support management in aspects of running of the home, which can include sleeping in duties, cooking meals, cleaning, administering medication and shopping. In residential care no two days are the same

You will become a member of our close and supportive team, and also develop the skills to work independently.

You will work closely with children and young peoples’ families and other agencies such as education and social workers, and be involved in developing care plans and thinking of creative ways to help children flourish, have fun and develop life skills.

We have various Youth Practitioner positions including full time/permanent contracts where you will work a shift pattern or Zero hours posts. Your shifts will include weekend and bank holidays working on a rota basis as we are a 24hr service, however we welcome discussions around rota flexibility.

Additional allowances are payable for sleep in duties and bank holiday work.

**About you**:
We are looking for individuals who:

- are caring, motivated, fun and have a lot of enthusiasm
- are passionate and thoughtful about the type of care you provide and the opportunities you create
- have the ability to form connections with children and young people and develop positive relationships
- can learn and use different approaches to care and follow individual care plans
- are curious about what a child might need and finding creative solutions to meet these needs
- are willing to achieve the skills and knowledge to develop your practice
- want to improve the lives and opportunities of children and young people who are disabled and their families.
- can demonstrate resilience within your work and work effectively with your team.

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

See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.

See our adult safeguarding policy.

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**About Us**:
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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