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Job title: Residential Practitioner

Salary: C1 £27,711 - £30,060 (pro rata) plus weekend enhancements and sleep in allowance where appropriate.

Hours: Various

Contract: Permanent

Leeds City Council is seeking compassionate and dedicated Residential Practitioners to join our outstanding children’s services. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of children and young people, guiding them towards adulthood and independence. Your support will be instrumental in helping them overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.

There are a range of opportunities available across the city including full-time, part-time and waking nights working.

We want Leeds to be a city where all children are safe, happy and healthy, do well at school, fulfil their potential and grow up to be active citizens with voice and influence. This is your chance to join us and support our Child Friendly Leeds ambition.

We are proud to align our work with the council’s values and ambitions , placing children and families at the heart of everything we do. If you’re ready to bring your empathy, energy, and dedication to this vital role, we’d love to hear from you.

About You

As a Residential Practitioner you will bring to the role:

• a good standard of literacy and numeracy, with basic computer literacy
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care (or equivalent), or commitment to achieving the qualification within a reasonable period (we pay the course fees)
• recent experience supporting children or young people with additional emotional/behavioural issues – this may be from employment, volunteering, student placements or personal life
• excellent communication and listening skills, teamwork and emotional intelligence
• flexibility to work shifts including weekends, bank holidays and nights
  
  
  

• Creating a safe, caring living environment.
• Building positive, trusting relationships with children and young people.
• Nurturing each child’s personal development, education and wider learning.
  
  
  

• a competitive salary plus enhancements for nights and weekends
• generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holiday allowance
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities, including support to study for relevant qualifications
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
  
  
  

• Undertake key worker role, implement care plans, conduct risk assessments and devise support and health plans
• Provide and maintain a safe, stimulating and secure living and learning environment supporting day-to-day physical and emotional needs
• Work with professionals and communities of origin to sustain links and understand past problems
• Nurture children’s ambitions for their future and their learning, both in and out of school
• Support children and young people’s emotional, mental and physical health needs to build self-esteem
• Respect privacy whilst maintaining a duty of care ensuring that living spaces are clean and safe
• Provide appropriate levels of personal care for children and young people with disabilities and complex needs, including bathing, toileting, dressing, changing and feeding as appropriate
• Ensure that all records are accurate, up to date and GDPR compliant
• Manage complex and challenging behaviour in an assertive, restorative and sensitive manner
• Work to reduce the likelihood that a child/young person becomes criminalised, encouraging restorative approaches and outcomes
• Hours of work are primarily determined by the needs of the service and are worked on a rota basis including undertaking sleep-ins, early mornings, late evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Maintain a close working relationship with colleagues, external agencies, families and the wider public
• Be flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required, commensurate to grade
• Participate in appraisal, training and development activities to ensure up-to-date knowledge and skills Improve own practice through observation, evaluation, discussion and development programmes
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, knowing when to seek help and advice
• Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the service by attending relevant meetings, training days and events as requested
• Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures such as child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all by working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding and promoting the values, standards and equal opportunities of Leeds City Council
• Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment or victimisation and any form of abuse of equal opportunities, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures
• The council has adopted a flexibility protocol and this role will be expected to work within these parameters
• The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post
  
  
  

• To work in this role you must hold the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent. If you do not hold the diploma we will fund you to study for the qualification. You must complete the diploma within a reasonable period, normally 2 years after starting work. Failure to achieve the Level 3 Diploma will prevent you from continuing in this post.
• You must demonstrate good literacy and numeracy, through qualifications or a skills test completed at interview.
  
  
  

• Flexibility to travel and work across different work locations including providing support to children living within family settings as appropriate
• Availability to work on a rota basis and change work patterns as reasonably required, including undertaking sleep-ins, early mornings, late evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Ability to build relationships and actively engage with individual and groups of children and young people
• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of people
• Maintenance of accurate manual and digital records in accordance with GDPR
• Use of initiative to adapt to changing circumstances and develop solutions to issues
• Skills in managing conflict and aggression using de-escalation techniques
• Good standards of literacy and numeracy, demonstrated through qualifications or skills test
• Understanding of responsibilities in terms of health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection
• Understanding of the needs of looked after children and the importance of advocacy for children and young people
• Basic computer literacy and of the use of Microsoft packages
• Recent experience of working with young people or vulnerable adults who may have emotional or behavioural difficulties, in either a paid or voluntary capacity
• Be physically fit enough to carry out all requirements of the role including the use of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) to manage challenging behaviour as required
• Essential behavioural and other characteristics
• Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health and Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon.
• Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
• Carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
• Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
• Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
• Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
• Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
• Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
• The council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.
  
  
  

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