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    Children & Young People's Practitioner (Community - Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom - Dorset Council

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    We are excited to be opening new residential homes in Weymouth and Portland for children and young people who are disabled and have additional complex needs.

    We are looking for caring, committed and positive individuals to join our supportive team of Youth Practitioners, working within our residential homes and local community, supporting our children and families to thrive.

    We will provide you with an extensive induction and training including a level 4 certificate in therapeutic care where required.

    You will also be given regular supervision and access to some great employee benefits and LGPS pension scheme working for Dorset Council.

    The Youth Practitioner role is a rewarding job working within residential settings and family homes to support children and young people with learning disabilities in their day to day lives, and creating a positive and safe environment in which children can grow and develop.

    You will have the ability to professionally nurture our children and young people and be passionate and aspirational in your support and care.

    You will help children and young people to develop independently, including supporting with cooking and personal care skills.

    You will organise and join in with daily activities which may include playing in the gardens, swimming, doing art or going out in the community to parks, shopping, the beach and other fun trips out.

    You will work closely with children and young peoples' families and other agencies such as education and social workers, and be involved in developing care plans and thinking of creative ways to help children flourish, have fun and develop life skills.

    We have various Youth Practitioner positions including full time/permanent contracts where you will work a shift pattern or Zero hours posts.

    Your shifts will include weekend and bank holidays working on a rota basis as we are a 24hr service, however we welcome discussions around rota flexibility.

    Additional allowances are payable for sleep in duties and bank holiday work. have the ability to form connections with children and young people and develop positive relationships
    are curious about what a child might need and finding creative solutions to meet these needs
    want to improve the lives and opportunities of children and young people who are disabled and their families.
    This post requires significant travel. This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders .
    See our policy on safeguarding children and young people .
    See our adult safeguarding policy .
    The friends and family referral scheme applies to this post


    At Dorset Council we:
    provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
    care about Dorset and all the people who live here
    have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

    We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities.

    We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria fortherole.
    Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

    If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct.

    Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at .



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