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Children Residential Senior Support Worker

Reed
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 3JG, England

Salary

£30,151 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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  • Leeds City Council is seeking Senior Children's Support Workers to lead a residential practitioner team supporting children with disabilities and looked after children.
  • The role offers a salary of £30,151 per annum and requires a minimum of recent experience working with young people or vulnerable adults.
  • Candidates must hold at least an NVQ/QCF Diploma Level 3 in Residential Child Care and the QFC Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services Level 5, or be willing to obtain it within three years.
  • Key responsibilities include implementing care plans, providing personal care, and fostering positive relationships to support children's emotional and physical health.
  • This position presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to the expansion of services for children and young people in the community.

I am now supporting Leeds City Council with their recruitment of Senior Childrens support workers. Working with children with disabilities and looked after children 

Salary £30,151 per annum 

Job purpose  

The Senior Practitioner’s role is to lead the residential practitioner team which supports, encourages and safeguards children and young people in their development, enabling them to make positive contributions to their families, society and local communities.  

You will do this by fostering positive relationships and maintaining strong bonds between children and staff based on shared daily life and routines, joint activities and established boundaries of acceptable behaviour. 

Key Responsibilities:

Care and Support:

Implement care plans, conduct risk assessments, and devise support and health plans.

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.

Support children and young people’s emotional, mental, and physical health needs to build self-esteem.

Nurture children’s ambitions for their future and their learning, both in and out of school

Provide and maintain a safe, stimulating, and secure living and learning environment.

Respect privacy whilst maintaining a duty of care, ensuring that living spaces are clean and safe. 

Maintain a close working relationship with colleagues, other council directorates, service users, carers, external agencies, and the wider public.

Work with professionals and communities of origin to sustain links and understand past problems.

Manage complex and challenging behaviour in an assertive, restorative, and sensitive manner.

Work to reduce the likelihood that a child/young person becomes criminalized, encouraging restorative approaches and outcomes.

To work in this role you must hold at minimum NVQ/QCF Diploma Level 3 in Residential Child Care, as well as the QFC Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services Level 5. If you do not hold this qualification, we will fund you to study for it. You must complete the qualification within a reasonable period of starting work, normally 3 years. Failure to achieve the QFC Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services Level 5 will prevent you from continuing in this post

Experience required 

Recent experience of working with young people or vulnerable adults who may have emotional or behavioural difficulties, in either a paid or voluntary capacity 

Supervision of staff, personal and team development and training 

This is an exciting time to join the authority as the expand their services for children and young people

Please apply or contact for further details 

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.