Children's Residential Home Practitioner

Job Location	Odiham
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	Competitive salary
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent, full-time

Job Description

Salary: £21,403 - £24,055 per annum, (plus enhancements for sleep-ins, evening, weekend and Bank Holiday working)Work Location:The Mead, Odiham (10 minutes outside Basingstoke)Hours: 37 hours per weekContract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 28 February 2021Contact details for an informal discussion: Nicky Meads, Residential Manager at Do you love working with children and young people and want to help make a significant contribution to their livesIf so, we are looking for a Childrens Home Practitioner at our residential home in Odiham, just outside Basingstoke.The key function of this role is to work directly with children and young people aged 10 - 18. Requiring a child centred approach and ability to build warm, positive and strong relationships with our children. You will be a positive role model supporting childrens goals and development.We believe passionately in ensuring our child care practitioners have the skills and knowledge to be able to authoritatively parent our children within our service. Through working within our Model of Care - Pillars of Parenting - we focus on each childs individual strengths to support them to develop and achieve positive outcomes. Hampshire use a Pillars of Parenting Model of Professional Child Care which is an applied psychological model of professional childcare drawing on attachment and trauma theory, CBT and positive psychology. Monthly consultations are carried out with an Applied Psychologist (Educational or Clinical) and a plan based on psychological evidence-based practice is agreed and implemented for specific young people There will be an opportunity to carry out specific key work sessions with individual young people that draw on therapeutic approaches agreed during monthly consultations. You will be given training in pillars of parenting and psychological theories underpinning their practice. This training is carried out by two consultant psychologists who specialise in this area and you will gain subject relevant qualification.In this role you will be responsible for:Forming positive and supportive interactions with children, their families and other professionals. Developing individual care plans and placements plans in conjunction with colleagues. Actively supporting and encouraging children to progress towards their full potential.It is essential that you have the ability to form warm and encouraging relationships with children to support their development and positive experiencesTo view all the responsibilities and for more information about this role, please click here to view the Job Details and Personal Specification.

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