Senior Practitioner - Residential Childcare - WDN05790
| Posting date: | 17 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,339.15 to £43,618.76 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 March 2025 |
| Location: | Rhu, G84 8NN |
| Company: | West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | WDN05790 |
Summary
Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated Senior Practitioner to support and lead in our residential childcare services. In this role, you will provide high-quality care and guidance for children and young people, many of whom have experienced trauma.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide compassionate, trauma-informed care, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment. Support the implementation of The Promise Scotland, embedding child-centred and rights-based practices. Lead, mentor, and support staff in delivering best practices in residential childcare. Work collaboratively with children, families, and professionals to promote positive outcomes. Ensure compliance with all regulatory and safeguarding standards.
Requirements:
SVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (Children and Young People) and a relevant leadership qualification or willingness to obtain. Experience in residential childcare with a strong understanding of trauma-informed approaches. Commitment to The Promise Scotland and improving the lives of care-experienced children and young people. Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Join us and help shape a brighter future for Scotland’s children.
Requirements
This post is considered as Regulated Work with Children and Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.
Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.
Responsibilities
The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
The Individual
WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:
• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.
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http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/about-us/
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http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us/
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