Senior Youth Practitioner

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About The Role

Senior Youth Practitioner within a Short Breaks Children ' s Home

What's in it for me?

Dorset is committed to creating environments for our children and young people to thrive. This is an exciting opportunity to join our new service as a Senior Youth P ractitioner , based in the Wimborne area , providing care and support to children and young people initially in a short break setting , working with in a small staff team and in the future, additionally providing much needed outreach support to children and families in their own homes .

The S enior Y outh P ractitioner role is part of the management structure within t he short breaks setting. You will be responsible for the day-to-day care of young people , as part of the team, working on a rota basis, as well has having additional management responsibilities. You will play a key role in the running of the home and ensuring that we provide an exceptional short break service to children who are disabled , in a safe and nurturing environment so that children and young people are supported to reach their full potential.

The priorities for our Dorset children are; that they stay in Dorset, which is the best place for them to live, that they are given the best start in life through good care provision and the best education and training opportunities, which enable them to thrive and be the best they can be.

What you can expect to be doing:

You will be an experienced practitioner who is passionate and aspirational in supporting young people , share our core values and celebrate differences. You will have experience of support ing young people with disabilities with their day to day lives, activities and promote community participation and social inclusion, as well as helping children develop life skills.

You wil l be a naturally caring person who can form and maintain positive relationships with our children, young people and families, as well as partner agencies and allocated social workers who form a team around the child.

You will be ambitious for our children, c reative and passion to ensure children and young people who are disabled are supported to achieve the best outcomes and provide them with the opportunities to flourish.

You will be experienced in leading a team, undertaking supervision of others, creative in your approach so that children and young people receive individually planned breaks and be solution focused.

Skills and qualities we appreciate:

You will be a kind and caring person with a passion for improving lives, be a mbitious for our children and flexible and creative in approach .

We are aspirational for our staff team as well as our children and you will be joining a supportive and inclusive council who will provide nurture and invest in you to enable you to thrive in your job. Dorset has a comprehensive training programme which supports your professional growth and development.

Further Information

You must be able to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays. As a 24hr service we are a flexible employer and would welcome a discussion around a variety of hours to be mutually agreeable, be it weekend only, part-time, full time etc. Y o u must also hol d the Level 3 D iploma f or Residential Childcare or equivalent.

This is a full time role at 37 hours per week.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed

Th.is post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders .

See our policy on safeguarding children and young people .

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About Us

Dorset Council: A great place to work

We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours . We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn .

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

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