Practitioner - Short Breaks for Children - Laburnum House - SIC08923

Residential Childcare and Short Breaks for Children are part of the Children’s Social Work Service, within the Children’s Services Directorate of the Council. This includes Through Care and After Care (TCAC) services to young people who have previously been ‘looked after.’ The aim of this service is to provide a nurturing and safe environment for children and young people, giving security, valuing each individual and supporting them to grow, both physically and emotionally, to realise their potential.

Residential care for children and young people is a unique, complex and challenging area of work, and requires a compassionate and competent staff team to meet the individual needs of children and young people who have experienced trauma in their lives. Practitioners in residential childcare are responsible for providing direct care and support to children and young people to achieve positive outcomes. Practitioners play a key role ensuring the environment is nurturing and that children and young people grow up feeling loved, safe, and respected, and that they realise their full potential.

You will work as part of a team to provide the highest quality of care to children and young people. You will support children and young people with a variety of activities that are important to them. You will support people with varying abilities and complex needs, and will be responsible for developing person-centred care plans that promote the young person’s independence as they grow and mature.

This vacancy is being advertised as a Career Graded post, which is a career development opportunity. This means that the Council is committed to supporting the successful candidate to obtain the necessary skills, abilities and knowledge to become fully competent in the role. The successful candidate will be supported to become fully competent in the role and progress through the career grade. Where there is a requirement to achieve a qualification, this will be fully funded by the Council.

The grade of this post is H/I. This post is career graded - your salary and career progression will depend on your experience and qualifications. Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.5523 per hour. 3 x Permanent Part Time posts for 24.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made. The successful candidate will have to complete registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) when they begin in post. A relocation package does not apply to this post. We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland. You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited. We are happy to talk flexible working.

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application. This post is based at Laburnum House, Lerwick, Shetland.

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Kara Thomson, Registered Manager.

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