Service Development Practitioner
Location: Swinderby, Friesthorpe, and Langford
Salary: £38,609.55
Hours: 38 hours per week
Annual Leave: 30 days per annum
Kisimul provides residential care, supported living and education services for people who are autistic, have a learning disability and may have a range of associated complex needs. We are dedicated to helping the people we support expand their life skills, abilities and experiences through therapeutically informed approaches and our Meaningful Life Model. Our ethos is to put individual needs, values, aspirations and outcomes at the centre of everything we do, providing holistic care and lifelong learning in a nurturing, supportive environment that encourages personal growth and development.
About The Role
The Service Development team work closely with our Therapeutic teams to support the implementation of these approaches in our services. As a Service Development Practitioner you will play a key role in supporting the induction and continued professional development of Kisimul colleagues. You will have a direct effect on new colleagues’ first experience of the Kisimul Group and on how well-equipped they feel to carry out their roles. Your tasks will include planning and delivering a range of training packages – for example, autism and learning disability, trauma‑informed practice, our BILD certified course for behaviour support, and Meas – and providing coaching and mentoring opportunities for colleagues to embed their learning into practice. Some support will involve direct service work, modelling approaches, supporting reflective practice and responding to service needs.
Qualifications & Experience
You will have completed, or be willing to work towards, at least one of the following:
* Level 3 Award in Education and Training or completed a PTLLS/DTLLS course
* A teaching qualification
* Train the Trainer course
* Other qualifications relevant to health and social care, education or positive behaviour support (desirable but not essential)
You will have experience of working in an educational or care setting supporting individuals with complex needs, including a learning disability and autism, and you will be able to relate this experience to current best practice. You will have experience of mentoring others, supporting reflective practice and creating and delivering learning and development events and resources. You will have a passion for actively supporting colleagues to embed their learning into practice.
Benefits
* Excellent supervision and continued professional development opportunities from our Therapeutic professionals
* To be part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, with opportunities to learn from your colleagues and work together to enhance people’s lives
* Pension scheme and life assurance
* Free parking
* Fantastic Refer a Friend Scheme
* Blue Light Card offering discounts in over 15,000 stores and restaurants
* Fully funded DBS checks
All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.
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