Senior Residential Children's Practitioner (7192)

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Job Description

Permanent contract | full-time 37 hours per week | £36,124 to £37,938 per annum (Grade I) | King's Lynn

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a full-time Senior Residential Childrens Practitioner at Marshfields based in West Lynn.

As an Ofsted registered Residential Children's Home we provide short breaks for children with disabilities, autism and/or complex health needs aged 5 to 17 yrs.

As the Senior Practitioner, you will provide leadership support and supervision to the team with a specific emphasis on striving for excellence through quality and consistency of practice. Central to this role is the ability to mentor, model, and direct best practice to Children's Residential Practitioners to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children and young people.

The role requires one of the following qualifications: a Level 5 Leadership and Manager or a Social Work, Nursing or OT qualification.

As the successful applicant, you will have the knowledge and skills to work with children with a range of complex needs. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team; we offer a friendly and supportive working environment where learning and development is supported and valued.

Marshfields is committed to providing a child centred, individualised care in a fun and positive environment.

The Senior Practitioner is required to sleep in and be part of the out of hours on - call rota, for which a payment is made.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 13 November 2024

Closing date: 20 November 2024

About Us

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.