Therapeutic Practitioner- Children’s Home
Job Summary
We are Independence Development Ltd, we work diligently to provide a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment where young people can thrive and achieve their full potential. We are a specialist in therapeutic care to enable us to help our young people and children to develop the skills and confidence they need to live as independently as possible.
We are looking for a Therapeutic Practitioner for our Ofsted-regulated Therapeutic Children’s Home, which cares for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Our therapeutic children & home is in need of an ambitious, driven, and motivated individual who is prepared to think about our children and how to best meet their needs.
As an established organisation for 14 years, we want to enable and support our staff fully grow and develop into their role, through training, effective guidance and support for you. This is an amazing opportunity to join a warm and supportive, caring team, and create an enabling a therapeutic environment for our children to settle, grow up and change their lives for the positive.
Therapeutic Practitioner Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day therapeutic care to our children
- Create a safe, warm, and nurturing therapeutic environment that promotes the physical and emotional home for our children to play and learn
- Support our children in their educational, recreational, and social activities.
- Foster a positive therapeutic professional relationships with our children, their families, and other professionals involved in their care
- Be a role model - help and guide our children
- Professional conduct of the highest standards
- Report writing, logging notes and key working records
- Maintain accurate records and documentation as required
Qualifications and Experience:
- Previous experience in a similar role or working with children and young people in a residential setting is highly desirable
- Knowledge of Ofsted regulations is highly desirable
- A relevant qualification in childcare, social care, or a related field (e.g., NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People & Workforce) is preferred
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
- High level of emotional intelligence, patience, and resilience
- Commitment to continuous professional development and training
- Commitment to our important therapeutic work with our children and our therapeutic children’s home
- Enhanced DBS (required) and It should be on update service.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Could you please confirm whether you are eligible to work more than 20 hours per week without needing visa sponsorship?
Experience:
- working-with-children : 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- level 3 diploma in childcare (required)
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
