Residential Practitioner

7 months ago


Bradford, United Kingdom Bradford Children's and Families Trust Full time

Residential Practitioner - Days/Nights

**Join our team creating happy memories for children who have experienced few. Band 8**:SCP 17 to 22 - £28,770 - £31,364 pa Qualification bar at SCP 19 + Sleep in allowance

**Days**:37 hours per week

**Nights**:35 hours per week

**Contract**:Permanent

**Annual Leave**:Starts at 29 days and rises to a max of 32 days with service. (plus, public holidays).

**Pension**:Defined benefit scheme with 16.8% employer contribution

**Career Progression**:Tailored training and development opportunities, if required, we will support you to complete the Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare, which staff are required to have within two years of joining the team.

**Professional Support**:Regular supervision and annual appraisals.

**About Us **Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April this year to bring a step change in the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear - to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality.

It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience - but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we will achieve our ambition.

Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to families and children and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.

**About the Role **Bring your experience working with children and young people to our Bradford care homes. Help us create childhoods full of positive experiences and happy memories. Building unique relationships. Offering support and encouragement.

Guiding children and young people through a critical period in their lives. This is what you’ll be doing every day as a residential practitioner in Bradford. The children and young people in our care have suffered significant trauma, neglect or abuse and may also be facing other complex issues, making it vital that we provide them with a secure and stable environment. as part of our committed and compassionate care home teams, you’ll be able to do just that.

This is an opportunity to be part of a team in our mainstream and specialist provision. In addition to reducing the number of children living in our homes we have reviewed our staffing levels and structures in our specialist homes. These are the homes caring for children and young people with the most complex and enduring needs. We’re looking for committed individuals who are passionate about putting children and young people at the heart of everything they do. You’ll relish working in a challenging but extremely rewarding role where you are:

- Part of a team committed to providing inspirational care tailored to children and young people with complex needs able to work with children and young people from very diverse backgrounds who have experienced trauma
- Consistent in working to a high standard, so that everything is in place to help young people achieve their maximum potential
- Physically fit enough to carry out the requirements of the post
- Ability to demonstrate ‘’unconditional positive regard’’ to the children is fundamental to the role

**About You**:

- Have Grade 4 or above in Math and English or functional skills Level 2 Math and English or equivalent (see job profile)
- Have either:

- Attained Level 3 or level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare, or be willing to undertake.
- Level 3 Children & Young Peoples Workforce Diploma with social care pathway
- NVQ 3 caring for children & young people
- NVQ 3 health & social care

**However, if you don’t have any of the above qualifications but you have great transferable skills and meet the other requirements, we will support you to complete Level 4 in Residential Childcare, completion of this in the first 2 years of your employment are part of the regulations we must adhere to. - Have at least 1 years’ experience of working with children and young people, preferably including some residential experience.**
- Be expected to work in the mainstream/ specialist homes providing care and support to children and young people living in medium to long term residential care. Need to be resourceful, committed, and able to adapt their approach depending on the situation and environment.
- Be able to work in accordance with our model of care in a multi-agency setting.
- Can work shifts including evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required by the needs of the service, you will also be required to undertake sleep in duties.
- Have the flexibility to work across the different homes when needed.
- Can use electronic systems.
- Have the ability to nurture and support the children and y



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