Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Tuesday 5th August
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior to Residential Children & Young People’s Practitioner to join our friendly team within a residential children’s house in Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. Let us tell you about why this could be a great move for you.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
Dunclutha House is a purpose-built children’s house situated in Dunoon and is registered as a 6 bedded house for children and young people aged between 12 and 21yrs who have experienced trauma and adversity. The house has a very motivated, person centred team of practitioners who are trauma informed and trained in Crisis Prevention. Dunclutha House is one of three residential houses in Argyll and Bute with the three House Managers supporting each other remotely and being managed externally by the Residential Resources Manager. This role ensures that children and young people in Argyll and Bute can be kept safe, receive unconditional positive regard and live and grow in a nurturing environment where their needs are met by a dedicated team of skilled residential practitioners. You will support the House Manager in the day to day running of the house whilst assisting in policy implementation and delivering a high standard of care.
The applicant should have least two years’ experience within a residential childcare setting and should bring something new and progressive to the role. Essential qualifications include HNC in Social Care, SVQ 3 and SVQ4 or a willingness to gain SVQ 4 in Health & Social Care. The Senior will support the House Manager to lead the residential team in excellent collaborative practice with the families, schools, Social Work, Care Experienced CAHMS service, Health, Police, Advocacy workers and all others who form part of the team around the child/young person. The applicant should have a professional knowledge and understanding of the National Health and Social Care Standards and be able to form and maintain a professional relationship with the staff team and external stakeholders always ensuring compliance with requirements.
It is essential that the applicant holds a current driving license.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
Learn more here, ,, This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s Third Tier Manager. If you wish to apply for this post as a secondment, please refer to the secondment guidance.
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