Job Description
Senior Residential Childcare Practitioner
Location: Derby
Salary: £37,158.58pa to start, with a rise after successful 6-month probation
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 56.5 hours per week (inclusive of sleep-ins), 3-week rolling rota
We’re working with a forward-thinking, therapeutic children’s home in Derby who are looking for a committed Senior Residential Care Practitioner to join their team. If you’ve got real experience in residential childcare, know what it means to build trust with young people, and can lead by example in often challenging environments, this could be a brilliant opportunity.
The home supports young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD), many of whom have faced significant disruptions in their lives, be it family breakdown, instability in foster placements, or trauma.
What you’ll be doing:
As a Senior Practitioner, you’ll provide nurturing, high-quality care and be a key part of the young person’s support network. You’ll also have responsibility for leading shifts, supporting other staff, and contributing to the safe, consistent running of the home. You’ll take the lead on care plans, risk assessments, and be ...