Residential Child Care Practitioner - Reading, United Kingdom - Reading Borough Council

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Brighter Futures for Children

Pinecroft Children's Home

Full Time, 37 hours a week (4 nights)

15% shift allowance
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About us
Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family.

Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.


We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health, and voluntary groups.

We are responsible for the delivery of children's social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service, and traded services with schools.

Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy, and successful lives.


About the role


Pinecroft is a residential service offering high quality long-term care for children and young people aged 8-18 years with complex needs and learning disabilities.

The staff team support the young people to enable them to lead as full a life as possible.

Our aim is to empower young people to achieve and develop skills that will give them a solid foundation to succeed.

We further aim to promote social inclusion to access everyday opportunities and community participation.


About you


This is an exciting time to join our experienced and skilled team, as we are looking to develop our service.

You will participate in the waking night rota which requires some flexibility and will include some weekend working.


You will be expected to have good written and verbal communication skills, be able to communicate clearly with residents and staff.

The ability to read and write clear legible reports is essential and basic IT skills are desirable.


Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across.

Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you'll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
  • Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years' service)
  • Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Season train ticket loans
  • Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
  • A range of local shopping discounts

Inclusion and Diversity


We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power.

A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.


Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.

Closing date: 17 December 2023


Interview date:
To be confirmed.

We look forward to hearing from you
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