Senior Support Practitioner - Service Care Solutions - Social Work : Job Details

Senior Support Practitioner

Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Senior Support Practitioner, for a 4 bed Childrens Home in Wellingborough.

We are looking for a Senior Support Practitioner to be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day running (in line with Children 's Homes Regulations) of the Children's Home including promoting the safeguarding of young people's welfare. Participate in the on-call roster in support of the Children's Home.

Main Responsibilities

As a Senior Support Practitioner, you will be responsible for:

• Manage the residential home on a day-to-day basis ensuring it is compliant in meeting all relevant legislative and contractual requirements, including the health and educational needs of young people.
• Liaise with other departments and external agencies to ensure that the young people receive appropriate plans, programmes, and support in the home to aid their rehabilitation into the community and to meet contractual requirements.
• Coach, support and develop staff, including supervision, to maximise their performance and ensure high standards of care, values, ethical standards, equality and diversity, policies and procedures, legislation and contractual and inspection framework requirements are met.
• Assist in budget preparation and manage and control budgets to meet financial parameters.
• Interpret and implement changes in legislation relating to occupancy to ensure any enhanced requirements are met.

Requirements:

• A professional social work qualification, QCF level 3 or working towards
• 1 years residential care experience
• Full driving licence
• Enhanced DBS

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:

• A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
• Excellent rates of pay
• Payroll services twice a week

If you are interested in the Senior Support Practitioner, role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on or email

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!