Senior Residential Family Practitioner

Senior Residential Family Practitioner entails supporting our Registered Manager with the delivery of our service, co- ordinating parenting support programmes, ensuring that shifts run smoothly, ensuring appropriate safety, support, care and guidance are offered to families who are placed with us for assessment. In addition to offering parenting support, your role will also involve supporting the lead Social Worker by direct participation in the wider assessment of each parents’ skills and parenting capacity.

Key Skills:
• Experience of working at a senior level within a children/ family setting
• Previous experience of working in a residential family assessment centre, childcare setting, children’s health care or within children and families' services
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Calm, approachable, adaptable and non-judgemental
• Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
• Resilient and motivated
• NVQ or Diploma Level 3 in Children and Young People’s workforce or equivalent
• Knowledge of Child Protection and Safeguarding

Responsibilities:
• Understand and adhere to PIPS Homes Policies and Procedures.
• Take part in the on-call system.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge on The Residential Family Centres National Minimum Standards 2013 and The Residential Family Centre Regulations 2012 as amended.
• To lead shifts, working alongside other team members and other professionals (Social Workers, Police, Education, and Health) to help families reach targets and expectations as outlined in their care plans and other plans for permanence.
• Keep up to date and accurate monitoring and records of the family’s progress plus any incidents.
• Attend regular supervision seminars and staff meetings, actively pursue relevant qualifications and undertake training as required developing the post holders' own skills.
• Provide a high standard of supervision to other team members as required
• Demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and families in line with appropriate legislation and company policies.
• Contribute to and maintain a high level of recording and report writing and contribute to meetings as required to assist in planning to meet the needs of children and their families.
• Those employed as drivers may be required to transport families as necessary for the successful functioning of the house and as such must have business insurance on their policy.
• Maintain a professional attitude and appropriate appearance at all times whilst on shift.
• Undertake any other duties or responsibilities as required by the manager to assist the functioning of the care home or care towards children at that time. This includes domestic tasks such as assisting with cooking and cleaning.
• Such other duties as may be deemed appropriate from time to time.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £13.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Experience:
• Residential Childcare: 3 years (preferred)
• Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:
• NVQ Level3 Health & Social Care (preferred)