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Residential Practitioner

You will support, encourage and enable children and young people to develop in order that they may deliver positive contributions to their families, society, and local communities, Fostering positive relationships, encouraging strong bonds between children and staff on the basis of jointly undertaken activities, shared daily life, daily routines, and established boundaries of acceptable behaviour.

 

 

Role Characteristics

  • Create a safe, caring living environment and build positive trusting relationships with children and young people
  • Respond to people’s individual needs, nurture each child’s personal development, their education and wider learning
  • Manage complex and challenging behaviour in an assertive, restorative and sensitive manner
  • Respect privacy whilst maintaining a duty of care ensuring that living spaces are clean and safe
  • Create a person-centred, safe, and nurturing environment for children and young people, offering bespoke support
  • Committed to promoting well-being and rights, you will support individuals to develop skills, independence, make friends, and have a positive experience

Skills

  • Advice giving
  • Decision-making
  • Empathy
  • Observation
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication

Day in the life

Watch this video to find out more about being a Residential Practitioner.

Routes into this role

Here are some example routes that can lead into this role.

  • Pre-employment Programmes
  • Maths and English skills
  • GCSEs
  • BTEC

How to become

You will need to have a good standard of literacy and numeracy with basic computer literacy.
 
You will need to have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent, or be committed to achieving the qualification in a reasonable time.
 
You will need recent experience supporting children or young people with additional emotional/behavioural issues, this may be from employment, volunteering, student placements or personal life.

It is important to check your preferred employer's entry requirements for guidance.

Where can this role lead

No matter what role you start in or where you are in your career path, there are always opportunities to develop and progress in health and care.

You could become a Manager, overseeing the wider team, and supporting residential practitioners. You could become a Home Manager, being in charge of multiple homes.

Location

  • Peoples Homes
  • Community Settings

Working hours

  • Weekdays
  • Weekends
  • Nights
  • Part Time
  • Full Time
  • Casual Hours
  • Flexible Hours
  • Overtime

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