Casual Children and Families Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Livingston, United Kingdom Action for Children Full time

**Salary**: £11.66 per hour

**Contract/Hours**: Casual

**Location**: West Lothian

**We're thrilled that you're **considering** a career **with** Action for **Children** so here's what you need to know.**

**About Us**

At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting change to their lives.

**A little about the role and service**:
Our Edinburgh and Lothian Therapeutic clubs delivers a stimulating and safe weekly, term-time **Therapeutic** **Activity** Programme **for disabled children/young people. Needs-led therapeutic activities will reflect children's age, abilities, and preferences. Children/young people will have fun, socialise, and enjoy positive experiences whilst their families have a break from caring responsibilities. A combination of building and community-based activities will promote inclusion and broaden children's experiences.

As a Children & Families Practitioner you will be supporting vulnerable children/young people and families. This includes inclusive services for disabled children and families, helping to improve outcomes and quality of life. We are experts in supporting children/young people with complex needs and challenging behaviour. Our disability services include residential care homes, bespoke residential placements, short breaks, community-based outreach, and specialist fostering placements.

**You can help **our** Young **People** by**:

- Providing a safe environment where they can enjoy time with their friends.
- Working towards giving children a positive future.
- Helping them in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.

**What You'll Bring**:
Our job description outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are:

- Commitment to working on a flexi rota from Wednesday to Sunday during the term time and Monday to Friday during school holidays period as well as bank holidays.
- Ideally, a HNC and SVQ 3 in a social care discipline, or a qualification in social care, nursing, education, which would meet the registration requirements.
- Experience of working with disabled young people.
- Safeguarding knowledge.
- A positive approach, providing a fun environment for all the children in our care.

Working here is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to understand and have a commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

We can't wait to hear from you - stay safe and happy.

**Application Process**: There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Top Tip... Refer to the job description when writing your Supporting Statement.

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