Senior Residential Support Practitioner

Senior Support Practitioner

Service Care Solutions is currently recruiting for a Senior Support Practitioner for a 4-bed Children’s Home in Wellingborough.

We are looking for a Senior Support Practitioner to be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day running (in line with Children’s Homes Regulations) of the Children’s Home, including promoting the safeguarding of young people’s welfare. Participate in the on-call roster in support of the Children’s Home.

Main Responsibilities

As a Senior Support Practitioner, you will be responsible for:

1. Manage the residential home on a day-to-day basis ensuring it is compliant in meeting all relevant legislative and contractual requirements, including the health and educational needs of young people.
2. Liaise with other departments and external agencies to ensure that the young people receive appropriate plans, programmes, and support in the home to aid their rehabilitation into the community and to meet contractual requirements.
3. Coach, support and develop staff, including supervision, to maximise their performance and ensure high standards of care, values, ethical standards, equality and diversity, policies and procedures, legislation and contractual and inspection framework requirements are met.
4. Assist in budget preparation and manage and control budgets to meet financial parameters.
5. Interpret and implement changes in legislation relating to occupancy to ensure any enhanced requirements are met.

Requirements:

1. A professional social work qualification, QCF level 3 or working towards.
2. 1 year residential care experience.
3. Full driving licence.
4. Enhanced DBS.

If you are interested in the Senior Support Practitioner role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or email emailemma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk.