P+S Personnel are pleased to be working on behalf of our client, who are currently seeking Residential Childcare Practitioners to join their team based in Cambridgeshireon a full time, permanent basis.

Main Responsibilities:

To ensure that the home you are working in is run in accordance with all statutory, regulatory and standards requirements including Children’s Home Regulations 2015, Care Standards Act 2000 and Company Policies and Procedures.
To ensure all children have their needs met, their welfare promoted at all times and that they are safeguarded from harm, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
To maintain standards of good practice at all times, establishing purposeful and constructive relationships and appropriate role modelling so as to assist with children’s development, activities, education.
To ensure children feel safe in their home.
To provide a caring and nurturing environment where children are and feel safe from harm.
To act as a keyworker to children, ensuring that all relevant children’s records are concise and kept up to date in line with company policies.
To work within the Ofsted regulatory framework.
To work to a Service Rota to secure 24 hour / 365 day service, leading shifts where required.
To undertake sleep ins.
To lead on children’s reviews, case conferences and planning meetings as necessary.
Completing management tasks as directed by the RM and/or RI.
Opportunity to attend OMT and other management meetings when invited.
The supervision of Residential Childcare Practitioners when directed by the RM/RI.
To participate in the development of up to date care plans and risk assessments.
To work restoratively with all children.
To contribute to the delivery of a coordinated service through effective multi-agency liaison.
To assist in supporting the referral and move-on processes and responding appropriately to requests for the service, within the context of company Service policies.
To develop the children’s life skills.
To create timetables, activity planners and set appropriate boundaries for children.
To respond and record any safeguarding issues in relation to children in line with company policies.
To positively challenge unacceptable behaviour and support children’s emotional regulation.
To participate in and contribute to their own regular Supervision sessions, annual appraisal and service performance targets.
To ensure their communications contribute to an effective staff team including regular attendance at team meetings.
To assist in ensuring that the home is maintained to a high standard.
To liaise in a professional manner at all times with neighbours and the local community.
To ensure a timely response to any children's concerns.
To set high standards in respect to their own professional conduct and development.
To work flexibly across all children’s homes to support the needs of our young people.

Qualifications and Experience:

Relevant qualification or course attendance certificates.
An NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or transferable qualification.
Good standard of secondary education.
Driving licence.
Experience of working with children.
Relevant educational and or professional qualification(s).
An appropriate Enhanced DBS check.
Flexibility in approach to working in different children’s homes sometimes at short notice.
NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People) (Desirable)
Youth Work qualification (Desirable).
Work with disadvantaged children (Desirable).
Work with looked after children (Desirable).
Relevant academic study in Higher Education (Desirable).
Work within a setting regulated by Ofsted (Desirable).

Person Specification:

Knowledge of childcare legislation.
Knowledge of looked after children.
Ability to communicate well with colleagues and other professionals.
Presentation skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Commitment to own personal development.
Resilience - ability to bounce back.
Ability to relate to and communicate with children.
An understanding of a child’s development including physical and emotional needs.
Ability to work with children who may have suffered past trauma and/or have significant attachment needs.
Understanding and commitment to reflective practice.
Ability to identify the needs of children.
Ability to undertake regular sleep-ins.
Ability to organise own workload and meet targets.
Ability to contribute to a team approach to service delivery and problem solving.
Understanding of Safeguarding children.
Understanding of equality and diversity.
Microsoft Office.

If this is a role you are interested in, please apply online ensuring your CV is up to date.

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