We have a fantastic opportunity for a Residential Practitioner (Children’s Homes) at Leeds City Council, this is a full-time Permanent role.

What is the role?

Leeds City Council are looking for a Residential Practitioner (Children’s Homes), to support, encourage and safeguard children and young people in their development, enabling them to make positive contributions to their families, society and local communities.

You will do this by fostering positive relationships and maintaining strong bonds between children and staff based on shared daily life and routines, joint activities and established boundaries of acceptable behaviour

What are your responsibilities?

• Undertake key worker role, implement care plans, conduct risk assessments and devise support and health plans
• Provide and maintain a safe, stimulating and secure living and learning environment supporting day-to-day physical and emotional needs
• Work with professionals and communities of origin to sustain links and understand past problems
• Nurture children’s ambitions for their future and their learning, both in and out of school
• Support children and young people’s emotional, mental and physical health needs to build self-esteem
• Respect privacy whilst maintaining a duty of care ensuring that living spaces are clean and safe
• Provide appropriate levels of personal care for children and young people with disabilities and complex needs, including bathing, toileting, dressing, changing and feeding as appropriate
• Ensure that all records are accurate, up to date and GDPR compliant
• Manage complex and challenging behaviour in an assertive, restorative and sensitive manner
• Work to reduce the likelihood that a child/young person becomes criminalised, encouraging restorative approaches and outcomes
• Hours of work are primarily determined by the needs of the service and are worked on a rota basis including undertaking sleep-ins, early mornings, late evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Maintain a close working relationship with colleagues, external agencies, families and the wider public
• Be flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required, commensurate to grade  
• Participate in appraisal, training and development activities to ensure up-to-date knowledge and skills
• Improve own practice through observation, evaluation, discussion and development programmes
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, knowing when to seek help and advice
• Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the service by attending relevant meetings, training days and events as requested.

What skills do you Need?

• Must have recent experience of working as a Residential Practitioner, for the local authority or children’s care home.
• Strong IT Skills, as you will be using Microsoft office, including internal council IT systems to record important information
• Excellent people skills, as you will be speaking to service users, families, carers, including other members of staff and managers.
• You must have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or Equivalent.
• Full UK Driving Licence, and access to a vehicle
• Valid Enhanced DBS on the update service

Next Steps:

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