Ref no:: AFC00121
Published:: 19/01/2022
Closes:: 07/02/2022

Location:: Hope House, 35 Nungate Gardens, EH41 4EE
Salary:: £23,000 per year
Contract Type:: Permanent
Position Type:: Full Time
Hours:: 37 hours per week

We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Action for Children so here's what you need to know….

About Us

At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting change to their lives.

About the Role:

Our housing support and care at home service currently supports one young person to continue to live in their own home in their community. We provide full-time care and support on a 2:1 basis for a young lady with learning disabilities who at times can present behaviours that challenge.

We do this by supporting her in her daily routines, assisting her with personal care and medication. The young lady we support has an absolute zest for life and likes to be as busy as possible. We always have a plan and are off out on adventures, walks, swimming, surfing and out and about to local parks and trying new things.

You will be part of a team who work together to develop and deliver person-centred care plans. You will join the young person on her journey to lead a more independent life by supporting her in achieving outcomes, making informed choices, and promoting participation in her community. We strongly believe that behaviour is communication and work to identify what the young people are trying to tell us through their behaviour and support them to communicate that in a positive way.

Working in this environment is both challenging and rewarding. Our aim is to give every young person we work with the support and guidance to reach their potential and support their aspirations for a positive future, and this is a vital part of our work.

As a Housing Support Practitoner, you'll be:

Helping young people in all aspects of their daily lives.
Having good communication skills and the ability to engage well with both young people, colleagues and other professionals.
Being a creative thinker and having a solution focused approach.
Using your skills, knowledge and experience to meet the needs of young people.

What You'll Bring:

Our job description for the Housing Support Practitioner outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are:

A positive approach, providing a fun environment for the Young People in our care.
Ideally, a HNC and SVQ 3 in a social care discipline (or a qualification which would meet the registration requirements) or a commitment to working towards these.
Experience of working with children and young people with disabilities.
Safeguarding.
A commitment to working on rota pattern, which includes midweek, weekends and some bank holidays.

Working here is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you.

We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods. A diverse workforce enriches the lives of the children and young people we work with and we welcome applications from everyone. We value and celebrate our differences and as an inclusive workplace we want everyone to be themselves.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

We can't wait to hear from you – stay safe and happy.

Application Process: There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Top Tip... Refer to the job description when writing your Supporting Statement.

Talent Pool: We'd like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up but do let us know if you'd rather we didn't.

Contact: Lynsey.Munro@actionforchildren.org.uk in our recruitment team who will be happy to support with your application.

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