Jobs in King's lynn, norfolk, gb

3 posts | permanent contracts | 18.5 hours or 37 hours per week | £29,269 to £31,364 per annum pro rata (Grade G) | King’s Lynn

Children’s Residential Practitioner Level 2 (Shift Leader)

Marshfields is a Short Break Residential Unit based in West Lynn providing short breaks for children with disabilities and / or complex health needs aged 5 to 17 yrs.

We currently have 3 full-time positions for Children’s Residential Practitioner Level 2 (Shift Leader). However, we would welcome applicants who may be looking for part-time hours.

To ensure adequate cover for the rota, part-time hours would be considered at 18.5 hours a week.

Marshfields has a stable and experienced team and our aim is to provide a fun, safe and positive environment, while offering parents and carers a break from their caring role.

Successful applicants will be suitably skilled / qualified and / or experienced and have knowledge of working with children with a diverse range of individual needs. Many of the young people who access Marshfields have complex health needs that include epilepsy and complex medication regimes and may require re-positioning during the day and night and / or physical intervention.

As a shift leader you will be responsible for leading the team on shift. You will contribute to children’s care plan plans, attend meetings and ensure the views and the wishes of the children are sought and acted upon.

This is a hands-on role within the home with children who may require physical intervention. You will need the ability to engage in active play, provide creative activities as well as undertaking manual handling.

This role requires shift work, weekend working, bank holidays and regular sleep for which enhancements are paid.

As this role does not meet the minimum salary requirements for a skilled worker visa we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council :

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as :
• our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.