Children's Home Practitioner

Children's Home Practitioner (Berry View) HCC14400

Salary range: £20,830 - £23,411 per annum, plus enhancements (including sleep-ins, evening/weekends and Bank Holiday working)

Work location: Berry View, Andover

Hours per week: 37 

Contract Type: Permanent and casual contracts available

Closing Date: 17^th November 2019

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young people?

Do you love working with children and young people and want to help make a significant contribution to their lives? If so, we are looking for residential Children’s Home Practitioners at our home in Andover.

We believe passionately in ensuring our child care practitioners have the skills and knowledge to be able to authoritatively parent our children within our service. Through working within our Model of Care – Pillars of Parenting – we focus on each child’s individual strengths to support them to develop and achieve positive outcomes. 

The key function of this role is to work directly with children and young people. It requires a child centred approach and ability to build warm, positive and strong relationships with our children. You will be a positive role model supporting children's goals and development.

If you don’t hold the essential qualifications, we will offer you a place on our apprenticeship programme and our dedicated management team will support you in achieving your professional development goals.

What we can offer:

• Access to paid in-house training.
• Free Criminal Record Check.
• 24 days paid holiday (pro rata), rising after 5 years’ service.
• Access to free and confidential Employee Support for you and your immediate family (including 24/7 counselling and advice).
• Salary and career progression.
• Opportunity to become a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contribution included.

Working conditions:

• Personal Care and food handling.
• Verbal abuse and/or aggression. 
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Rotating shifts (including sleep-ins, evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays).
• Human Blood or Human Bodily Fluid e.g. First Aid and chemical hazards.

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a criminal records check. Please note, we will take up references prior to interview.

Contact details for an informal discussion: 

Joy Mahoney (Acting Registered Manager) or Louise Webling (Acting Deputy Manager) on 01962 876290

For more information about this role, and to apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button to be redirected to our website.

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.