Overview
Reference: RA0005298
Description: Make a difference to a child’s life every day and join our Children’s Homes Residential Care Team!
Do you want to make a genuine difference to a young person’s life? Are you passionate and driven to do the best for children and their families? Are you looking for a career whereyou’llbe fully supported and trained? Are you looking for an employer who values you and can offer you career pathways and opportunities to progress if you choose to? Then welcome to Warwickshire!
Warwickshirehave multiple opportunities at our newly createdChildren’s homesinNuneaton, Bedworth and Leamington Spa.We are looking for enthusiastic and committed staff to join our residential team in preparation for our launch.
Find out why we are graded good from Ofsted:Ofsted
To be a Senior Children’s Residential Care Practitioner you need to be ambitious for young people. You’ll be working directly with them day to day, building relationships with them and their families whilst offering a safe and caring environment to help them achieve their goals. Therefore, we’re looking for the right people to join us. So, whether you’ve always wanted to work with young people or you’re looking for a career change this could be exactly the opportunity you’ve been looking for.
Find out more about Warwickshire Children & Families Service
As a Senior Children’s Residential Practitioner, you will be responsible, together with other team members, for:
The quality of day-to-day care, the administration and the organisation of the Children’s Home, ensuring care plans for Children and Young People are followed.
To ensure that all statutory regulations, other additional instructions and good practice are adhered to, and records are maintained.
To promote and maintain positive anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices.
What we can offer:
You will be caring for Warwickshire’s own children
Joining an authority with a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating
Competitive pay
Comprehensive training
A funded QCF qualification
Employment assistance programme, i.e. access to counselling and support
A career pathway for progression
Rota’s that always have a senior shift lead and on call to support
Salary: £29,439.00 to £32,020.00 per annum (Please note, this does not include the pay award for 2023 which is still being negotiated nationally and will be applied once the negotiations have been concluded).
The role will require shift working including working some weekends, evenings, sleeping in the home and being on call.
Additional pay for unsociable hours and sleep-in’s.
For further details please see the Job Description and Person Specification
Have you got the attributes we are looking for?Does this resonate? Are you apeople person and want to work with others,build strong relationships with themand help children to thrive? Areyoureflectiveand restorative in your approachandalwayswilling tolearn?Then we want to hear from you!
To hear what Warwickshire will do for you find out more about our offer:Our offer to you.
This is the difference you make.
Additional Information:
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Please note: We don’t wait until the closing date to interview, we will interview as we receive applications.
For further information and a more detailed conversation about the role please contact the hiring manager: Andrew Maycock, andrewmaycock@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: 11 October 2023
Interview date: 18 October 2023
To apply for this vacancy please click on the ‘Apply’ button.
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.
If you are unable to apply using the ‘Apply’ button please contact the Recruitment Centre onhrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.ukincluding your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.
As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contacthrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.ukand we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce.Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. Seemore.
Region: Countywide
Location: Countywide
Salary: *GBP*29,439.00 – *GBP*32,020.00 per annum
Package: Fulltime, Permanent, Unsociable Hours and Sleep Ins
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
