Residential Child Care Practitioner waking night - Pinecroft

Residential Child Care Practitioner waking night - Pinecroft

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Salary £30,391 - £33,431 per year (inclusive of 15% shift allowance)

We are looking for Residential Child Care Practitioners for our outstanding Ofsted rated Shared Care Service.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

Pinecroft shared care service has achieved an ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted and is dedicated to supporting children with physical disabilities, learning difficulties and/or sensory impairment. We pride ourselves in offering high quality personalised care to the most vulnerable and complex children aged 8-18. Our goal is to transform lives by being passionate, committed and creative in everything we do. We believe improved outcomes for children are possible through a proactive and consistent approach, where learning through play and accessing the community is essential.

As a Residential Child Care Practitioner waking night, you will:

• Be a positive and professional role model, building effective relationships with children.
• Assist in promoting trauma informed and nurturing home environments for children.
• Keywork children, recognising their positive abilities and supporting and empowering them to develop
• Ensure care plans and risk assessments are up to date and reflect the needs of each child.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of children, assess and report areas of concern
• Build strong relationships with families, professionals, and partner agencies.

The role requires staff to work 4 nights a week on a shift pattern rota, night shifts are from 9:45pm to 7:15am, shifts will include a combination of weekdays, alternate weekends and religious celebration days

What we’re looking for:

• Experience working with children and young people
• Motivation to work in residential childcare settings.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills and a flexible approach
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Uses initiative to problem solve
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• A willingness and ability to demonstrate a commitment to undertake Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Sound understanding of ICT with good keyboard skills
• Ability to demonstrate resilience and manage stress
• Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and nights.
• Driving license and willingness to drive homes vehicle

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:

Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do

Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential

Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge…