Senior Youth Practitioner

Overview

Dorset is committed to creating environments for our children and young people to thrive. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at Chestnut House as a Senior Youth Practitioner, supporting children and young people with learning disabilities.

You will be experienced in leading a team, and undertaking supervision of others, demonstrating a solution focused and child centred approach, so that children and young people receive consistent, planned and individualised care and support.

You will be a named Child Lead who has the first line of responsibilities for overseeing the day-to-day care planning for a young person within the home. This would include; updating care plans, risk assessments, behaviour support plans, regular review of the ever changing needs of our young people, attending statutory multi-disciplinary meetings, holding and chairing team meetings for your child as well as other responsibilities withing the home as designated by the Registered Manager.

You will be a naturally caring person who can form and maintain positive relationships with our children, young people and families, as well as partner agencies and allocated social workers who form a team around the child.

You will be ambitious, creative and passionate to ensure children and young people who are disabled are provided with the best opportunities to achieve their goals, aspirations and successful outcomes.

Dorset has a comprehensive training programme which supports your professional growth and development.

The Senior Youth Practitioner role is part of the management structure. You will be responsible for the day-to-day care of young people as well has having additional management oversight responsibilities.

You will play a key role in the management of the home, ensuring that we provide an exceptional service to children who are disabled, in a safe and nurturing environment so that children and young people are supported to reach their full potential.

Duties will include taking responsibilities for the management and leadership of the home as designated by the Registered Manager, which will include, direction and supervision of staff, direct child care, medication administration, undertaking sleeping in shifts and occasional on-call duties.