Job responsibilities
Directorate: Children and Young People's Services
Children's Residential Practitioners
Job referenceREQ15626
Application closing date 7th January 2024
LocationRotherham, South Yorkshire
Salary£27,852 - £30,151 (pro-rata) & excellent benefits
Permanent, Full-time 37 hours per week and part-time 18.5
hours per week posts available.
Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council
Children and Young Peoples Service. For more information about Rotherham
Social Care jobs, please visit: Residential Recruitment Rotherham
Metropolitan Borough Council.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES
Are you an experienced, solution oriented, systemic working,
child focused practitioner, keen to work alongside partners and particularly
our children and young people to deliver a new model of residential
intervention in Rotherham? This post could be for you
The Childrens Residential Practitioner posts will play a
key role in the delivery of a range of in-house residential provision for
Rotherham looked after children.
Rotherham Council has made a strategic decision to make a
significant investment in childrens residential services. This will ensure
more of our looked after children are placed in Rotherham, close to their local
communities, family and schools.
We are using current best practice and evidence-based models
to develop a range of new children`s homes including 2 and 4 bed EBD, emergency
accommodation and solo provision for some of our most complex children and
young people.
We are particularly looking for practitioners who have
previous experience of working in specialist solo provision, mental health
residential settings, crisis accommodation and with children and young people
with sensory, ASD, mental health needs and who have suffered significant
trauma.
This new residential provision will be part of a Children
and Young People's Service judged as `Good` by Ofsted in August 2022 and build
on practice from our short break residential home judged as `Outstanding` in
February 2020.
Childrens Residential Practitioners in Rotherham will:
Promote, safeguard and protect the welfare of looked after
children across the borough
Key work with individual children and young people, building
effective relationships, being a positive role model and providing consistency
of support
Apply agreed evidence based therapeutic and behavioural
management approaches and practice models
Provide opportunities for children and young people to
influence the decisions that affect them and the service they receive
Work systemically and as part of team to ensure a joined-up
service centred on the child
Engage in the running of the home including activities,
meals, personal care, recording, report writing and administration of medication
in line with the councils policy.
Undertake staff training, attend staff meetings and formal
supervision sessions.
Provide and promote a safe, stimulating and nurturing
physical environment.
Hold a full valid UK Driving Licence.
Key benefits of working at Rotherham Councils Children and
Young Peoples service are:
Strong support and clear direction from Managers
Extensive training programme, to develop and professionalise
our residential practitioners. This includes the Rotherham Family Approach
incorporating Signs of Safety and Restorative Practice
Residential services that have access to and work closely
with our high quality in house therapeutic service
Innovative Edge of Care Services and a strong Early Help
offer which is reducing demand and supporting professionals to think
systemically and develop creative options to support children and young people
The prioritisation of Looked After Children for CAMHS
assessment and intervention
The opportunity to make a real difference to the children,
young people and families
Investment in you as a practitioner involving support,
supervision, training and opportunity for professional development and
progression.
Local Authority pension and 30 days annual leave, to be
taken in line with the agreed weekend annual leave allocation as detailed in
employer handbook.
About you
We are seeking inspirational, resilient and child focused
practitioners who are committed to:
Developing their skills and practices in order to provide an
outstanding residential service to children and young people
Supporting and caring for some of our most complex children
and young people, at times in solo provision
Working evening, weekend and sleep in shifts as part of the
residential team
Our vision is for the children and families of Rotherham to
routinely experience and describe the services they receive from us, as
outstanding and we intend to do that by putting the child first in everything
we do.
By being part of our residential teams, you will play a
crucial role in developing our collective commitment to an ethos of excellence,
integrity, trust and transparency. Joining us at a time of change with regard
to developing our provision provides you an opportunity to be involved and
influence the service design and development of practice in line with best
practice and evidence-based approaches.
About Yorkshire
Rotherham and the wider South Yorkshire region is a great
place to live and a stones throw from some of the UKs finest towns and
cities, and is home to some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain. Easy
to reach from Sheffield or Leeds, there are plenty of places to see, things to
do and property is excellent value for money - all within a 2 hour train
journey from London.
Please state clearly on your application form whether you
are applying for the 37 hours, 18.5 hours post or both.
If you have any questions regarding these opportunities and
or would like a conversation about these new roles please email
simon.breeds@rotherham.gov.uk
These posts involve working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found atwww.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.For further information, please visit ourwebsite.
From 1st April 2017 to 31stMarch 2024 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).
Confirmation of this appointment is also subject to a medical assessment.
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