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Childrens Residential Practitioners, Looked After Children - Rotherham, United Kingdom - Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Found in: Talent UK C2 - 3 days ago
Description
Job summary
RMBC has made a strategic decision to make a significantinvestment in childrens residential services. This will ensure more of ourlooked after children are placed in Rotherham, close to their localcommunities, family and schools.
We are particularly looking for practitioners who haveprevious experience of working in specialist solo provision, mental healthresidential settings, crisis accommodation and with children and young peoplewith sensory, ASD, mental health needs and who have suffered significanttrauma.
This new residential provision will be part of a Childrenand Young People Service judged as `Good` by Ofsted in January 2018 and buildon practice from our short break residential home judged as `Outstanding` inFebruary 2020.
Main duties of the job
Seeking inspirational, resilientand child focused practitioners who are committed to:
Developing their skills/practices to provide anoutstanding residential service
Support/caring for complex children and youngpeople, at times in solo provision
Working evening, weekend and sleep in shifts aspart of the residential team
Our vision is for children andfamilies to experience and describe the services they received, as outstanding- by putting the child first in everything we do.
By being part of our residential teams, you willplay a crucial role in developing our collective commitment to an ethos ofexcellence, integrity, trust and transparency. Joining us at a time of changewith regard to developing our provision provides you an opportunity to be involvedand influence the service design and development of practice in line with bestpractice and evidence-based approaches.
About us
This is an excellent time to workwithin Rotherham. We are passionate about the place and the people who live,work and visit here. We are delivering major regeneration and housing, as wellas creating new jobs and opportunities for our residents. Rotherham is a real'central UK' location with excellent road and rail links and is ideally placednear the scenic countryside of the Peak District, whilst also beingconveniently located next to the vibrant city of Sheffield.
Our vision for Rotherham is thatwe come together as a community, where we seek to draw on our proud history tobuild a future we can all share. We respect decency, dignity and seek to builda town where opportunity is extended to everyone, where people can grow, flourishand prosper, and where no one is left behind.
We offer an excellent pay andbenefits package which includes membership of the Local Government PensionScheme, as well as a range of health and wellbeing and other benefits.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Job reference REQ16896
D irectorate: Children and Young People's Services
Children's Residential Practitioners Looked After Children
Salary: £29,777 - £32,076 pro rata (pay award pending)& excellent benefits
Application closing date 2nd June 2024
Location Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Permanent: Full-time, 37 hours per week and part-time hours per week posts available
Please state clearly on your application form which post(s) you wish to apply for
Shortlisting: Weekly
Interviews: Weekly
Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young Peoples more information bout Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit:- Residential Recruitment Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
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 Children's 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 children's 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 aChildren and Young People Service judged as `Good` by Ofsted in August 2022 andbuild on practice from our short break residential home provision.
Children's Residential Practitioners in Rotherham will:
Promote, safeguard and protect the welfare of looked after children across the borough
Key work 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 license
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.
If you have any questions regarding theseopportunities and or would like a conversation about these new roles pleaseemail
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 at
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.
Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D andabove are subject to a temporary pay reduction of spread out by means ofa monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. Inrecognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a payreduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).
Confirmation of this appointment is also subject to a medical assessment.
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