PERM Residential Practitioner

Job Description

Please be aware this is a Permanent Post

The Residential Practitioner’s role is to support, encourage and safeguard children and young people in their

development, enabling them to make positive contributions to their families, society and local communities.

You will do this by fostering positive relationships and maintaining strong bonds between children and staff

based on shared daily life and routines, joint activities and established boundaries of acceptable behaviour.

Responsibilities

Undertake key worker role, implement care plans, conduct risk assessments and devise support and

health plans

Provide and maintain a safe, stimulating and secure living and learning environment supporting day-to-day

physical and emotional needs

Work with professionals and communities of origin to sustain links and understand past problems

Nurture children’s ambitions for their future and their learning, both in and out of school

Support children and young people’s emotional, mental and physical health needs to build self-esteem

Respect privacy whilst maintaining a duty of care ensuring that living spaces are clean and safe

Provide appropriate levels of personal care for children and young people with disabilities and complex

needs, including bathing, toileting, dressing, changing and feeding as appropriate

Ensure that all records are accurate, up to date and GDPR compliant

Manage complex and challenging behaviour in an assertive, restorative and sensitive manner

Work to reduce the likelihood that a child/young person becomes criminalised, encouraging restorative

approaches and outcomes

Hours of work are primarily determined by the needs of the service and are worked on a rota basis including

undertaking sleep-ins, early mornings, late evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Maintain a close working relationship with colleagues, external agencies, families and the wider public

Be flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required, commensurate to grade

Participate in appraisal, training and development activities to ensure up-to-date knowledge and skills

Improve own practice through observation, evaluation, discussion and development programmes

Work collaboratively with colleagues, knowing when to seek help and advice

Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the service by attending relevant meetings, training days

and events as requested

Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures such as child protection, health,

safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all by working in an anti-discriminatory manner,

upholding and promoting the values, standards and equal opportunities of Leeds City Council

Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment or victimisation and

any form of abuse of equal opportunities, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures

The council has adopted a flexibility protocol and this role will be expected to work within these parameters

The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the

spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post