Child Care Practitioner

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Starting salary £27,254 to £28,142 (depending on experience)

Plus sleeping in payments (which will usually increase your annual salary by around £1,500).

Our clients are looking for a Child Care Practitioner to support theirchildren and join the team at theirinspiring dual registered childrens home and educational setting on a full-time, permanent basis. The home accommodates up to 10 children, all with social, emotional and mental health complexities.

Typical duties include:

  • Ensuring children are fully prepared for daily life
  • Working closely with the onsite education team to support childrens learning
  • Maintaining a homely feel in the house
  • Planning activities for evenings, weekends and holidays
  • Supporting young people with attending outside clubs and activities
  • Building positive relationships with young people
  • Role modelling in life skills and social interactions
  • Ensuring we work towards the personal development plan for each child

You dont need to have any previous experience to apply for a Child Care Practitioner position, just the desire to improve the lives of thechildren and to be part of a team that aspires to give them a better chance of having a happy and fulfilling future. You will work to provide a family environment, nurturing and educating children in life skills and their personal, emotional and social development.

You will need tohold a full UK driving licence. Staff working in a childrens residential setting will be supported in completing a Level 3 Diploma in residential childcare, ensuring it has been completed within two years of employment.

As thehome provides care and nurture for children 24 hours a day, the position involves working shifts (with occasional paid sleep ins and overtime). The shift pattern is over four-weeks and is based on a 37 hour week. Due to the nature of the role you will be required to have yourown transportbutparking is always availableon site. There aretwo homes within 3.5 miles of each other, providing great opportunities for shared professional development.


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Location:
Bungay
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Healthcare

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