The role
We are incredibly ambitious for our children and young people in Southwark. Are you?
It's an exciting time to be joining Southwark Council as we prepare to open our first children’s home. We believe that where appropriate our children should grow up in the borough they are connected to and near to important people in their lives such as their family and friends. This belief has been a key driver for developing our own children’s residential service in the borough.
Our vision is to help transform our children's lives through developing meaningful nurturing relationships, consistently providing high-quality personalised care and enabling our children to flourish.
About the Role:
As a Children’s Residential Practitioner, you will be an integral part of our team. We need both your ambition and energy to translate our vision into reality for our children. You will be at the heart of ensuring that our children feel loved, happy, healthy, safe and supported to achieve their aspirations.
To support your introduction into the organisation, service and role we have a comprehensive welcome, induction, training, supervision and support offer. It aims to support you in having a clear understanding of our expectations of you as well as how we will support you as a valued member of the team. We have a strong drive for excellence here and we look forward to supporting you, supporting us to achieve it.
Requirements:
- Passionate about supporting children and young people whilst enabling them to achieve their full potential.
- Level 3 qualification or equivalent, or commitment to undertaking the relevant course post-probation.
- Knowledge and understanding of child development.
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation and guidance in relation to safeguarding children and children's homes.
- Experience of working directly with children in a residential setting (e.g. children's home).
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with children, families, team members and multi-agency colleagues.
For more information about the role, please refer to the full job description and person specification located at the bottom of this advert.
Additional details
Contact details:
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Luke Norbury, Children's Residential Manager:
What’s on offer:
- Competitive salary including additional allowances (e.g. sleeping-in duties).
- Access to a comprehensive training and development offer.
- Opportunities for career progression.
- Enjoy the rewards of working for a Local Authority with fantastic benefits (e.g. annual leave and local government pension scheme).
- Access to an integrated multi-disciplinary team.
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Recruitment timelines:
- Closing date: 11:59pm on Sunday 16th February 2025
- Shortlisting date/s: Week commencing 17th February 2025
- Interview date/s: Week commencing 3rd March 2025
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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