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* Job Title: Residential Practitioner, Children's Home Bank
* Job Location: Gloucester
* Salary: £15.12 - £16.41 per hour (plus enhanced pay for unsociable hours and sleep-in allowance)
* Hours per Week: various
* Contract Type: Casual
* Closing Date: Ongoing
* Job Requisition Number: 11614
We are currently looking to recruit Bank Residential Practitioners to support our Children's Homes across Gloucestershire. If you are passionate about caring for our most vulnerable children and share our deep commitment in ensuring every child receives the care, love, and support they need to thrive, then we would love to hear from you.
About Us
All our homes will offer a service to those children and young people for whom residential care is a placement of choice and assessed to be the most appropriate resource to enable them to fulfil their potential. We’re committed to working with our statutory partners as part of a trauma-informed, integrated approach which focuses holistically on what needs to change in order to achieve timely permanence.
We’re looking for people who can: Pick up late shifts and weekends, support unsociable hours, complete sleep-ins when needed, step in to cover last-minute rota gaps and help during times of increased staffing needs, such as during crises or high-risk periods.
About You
We want our teams to represent all walks of life and bring a wealth of different experiences, skills and knowledge. We are particularly interested in hearing from you if you have relevant experience in supporting vulnerable children and young people, particularly if you are already qualified at Level 3 in Residential Child Care, but equally, if this is your first step into children’s services, and you can demonstrate the passion and commitment we’re looking for, don’t hesitate to submit your application.
About The Role
Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children and young people? We’re looking for compassionate, skilled individuals to join our team as Bank Residential Practitioners, providing flexible support in a nurturing, trauma-informed environment where children can thrive.
This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the day-to-day care and emotional wellbeing of children living in our residential homes. You’ll play a key role in building trusting relationships, supporting individual care plans, and helping children feel heard, safe, and valued.
Working on a casual basis gives you the flexibility to fit shifts around your existing commitments, while still playing a vital role in ensuring continuity of care. We welcome applicants with relevant qualifications or experience in supporting children and young people.
To Be Considered, You Will Need
* evidence of continued professional development
* a full driving licence and willingness to drive
* DBS clearance
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the wellbeing of children in your care by working alongside them and ensuring you involve them in the day-to-day running of the home and specifically in their plans towards permanence. You will also collaborate with their families and work alongside linked foster carers, ensuring effective lines of communication. The role will also see you taking responsibility as a keyworker and attending meetings and reviews as required.
Interviews will be held in person in Gloucester on 10th June
How To Apply
For additional information about this role please reach out to ChildrenHomeRecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Residential Practitioner job profile
This position is subject to a DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
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