Job Title: Trauma Informed Care Practitioner (children and young people)
Location: Oldham, Greater Manchester
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Working hours : Full-time Permanent
Next steps: Apply now or contact Brooklea for more information
About the role:
Liquid Personnel have an exciting opportunity for a Trauma Informed Care Practitioner to work as part of a multi practitioner team supporting children and young people in a residential setting. Working for fantastic provider who support children and young people with special educational needs and social, emotional and mental health needs as well as their families and the professional networks around them. The age range of the young people you will support is 0 – 25 years old. Their ethos encompasses, providing individually tailored therapeutic intervention plans that are bespoke to the needs of the young people and their families.
Your key responsibilities as the Trauma Informed Care Practitioner :
* Promote good practice through the provision of a secure and caring environment for the children in accordance with the Great Minds Together Values and Tier 3.5 Therapeutic Mental Health Intervention Programme.
* Implement individual intervention programmes in accordance with the philosophy of GMT which support the prevention of wrongful hospitalisation and unnecessary police intervention.
* Be aware of and respond to the needs of children and young people – physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, and cultural, operating a true Trauma Informed, Biopsychosocial approach.
* Create positive relationships with children and young people and interact in a way that promotes self-esteem and confidence.
* To action tasks in accordance with policies including risk assessment strategies, the Missing from Home protocol as required and act as an ‘Appropriate Adult’ when reasonable to do so.
* To report all serious incidents which occur during any period of time.
* Support with daily tasks within the home and ensure that no unauthorised persons enter the building during the period of duty.
* Work in a flexible manner and be prepared (in the event of staff being late, delayed or who have reported sick) to remain at post until relieved, even though this would mean remaining in duty after normal finishing times so as not to breach the DOL orders in place in respect of staffing ratios.
* Be alert and observant with regards to the well-being of the young person.
* To attend regular supervision and always be aware of your own resilience levels.
Essential Requirements:
* Experience working with young people (particularly those that may present with distressed behaviour) in family situations, school, children’s residential establishments or in voluntary activities with young groups.
* Experience in working with young people that have a learning disability, are autistic and/or have experienced Trauma (including Trauma from unmet needs).
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, young people, and external stakeholders
* Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadline.
Benefits:
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing support programme
* Access to free and ongoing CPD opportunities to the value of (a minimum of) £1000 per year
* Flexible working
* Free refreshments
* Free parking
* Well-being days
* Day off for your birthday
* Staff events
* Pension