Children's Childcare Practitioner - Doncaster
Children’s
Childcare Practitioner
As a national leader in Social
Care for over 25 years, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and making
a real impact. Our nurturing and empowering culture allows us to deliver
exceptional services through our highly skilled, committed, and multi-disciplinary
teams.
We offer a range of services,
including:
- Family Assessment
- Homes for Children
- 16+ Supported Living
- Learning Disabilities
All of our services are
designed to provide safety, growth, and independence for individuals and
families.
Our Mission
At Progressive Care, our brand
stands for trust, quality, and care. Every service we provide is thoughtfully
designed to deliver excellence, consistency, and a meaningful impact. With a
professional and person-centered approach, we ensure reliability and progress,
creating lasting value for those we care and support.
Your Role as a Support Worker
within Children’s Services:
- Provide with the care and support of our Children
and Young People aged 12-17 whilst ensuring that a homely environment is
maintained.
- Contributing to meeting each child’s physical,
emotional, social and educational needs.
- Build positive relationships with children and
support with their development – whilst ensuring that they are kept safe.
- Providing a variety of new opportunities/experiences for each child.
- Work within a Multi-disciplinary Team to
advocate for children's needs.
- Provide a positive and meaningful life
experiences for children to develop their skills, self-esteem and confidence.
- Provide calm and safe responses when Children
and Young people are unable to.
- Work in a Multi- disciplinary Team to provide a
nurturing environment in which children and young people can develop and thrive.
- Promote independence through care and support with
daily tasks such as cooking, travel etc.
- Complete key work responsibilities and maintain children's and young people’s files.
Requirements
Our Ideal Candidate should:
- Be willing to work towards or already hold a
Level 3 Children Residential Childcare qualification (or equivalent).
- Have a passion to work with children and young people who
sometimes demonstrate behaviours that challenge.
- Have a genuine desire to improve lives and
promote self-esteem.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and
empathy.
- Stay calm under pressure and work flexibly.
- Have an awareness of children and able
to work on initiative, whilst also possessing a sense of resilience.
- Possess strong written & recording skills.
- Be flexible to work across all different shift
patterns for example “Waking nights, day shift and sleep in shifts where
applicable”.
Benefits
What We Offer:
Excellent Pay & Rewards
- We recognise your skills with structured Salary
Grades that reflect your Experience and Qualifications.
- Our Pay Structures are at the forefront of National
Pay Standards.
Career Progression &
Development
Excellent
Opportunities for career progression pathways creating opportunities from;
o Childcare Practitioner
o Senior Childcare Practitioner
o Team Leader
o Deputy Manager
o Registered Manager
Comprehensive Training & Qualifications
- Full induction program before you start.
- Service specific training to refine and enhance
your skills.
- We fully fund your training and qualifications
through our Nationally Accredited Training Centre.
Wellbeing Program
- Access to excellent employee benefits designed
to support your health, wellbeing, and personal development.
A Supportive & Rewarding
Work Environment
- With
strong management support and supervision, you will always have the guidance,
encouragement, that give you the tools and confidence that you need to thrive
in your role and career.
Are you Ready to Start Your
Career in Social Care? Speak to our Talent Team and join
the Progressive Care Community!
**Due
to the nature of this role, Progressive Care conducts enhanced background
checks through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) for all hired
personnel.
Please
note that sponsorship is not available for this position, and all applicants
must have the right to work in the UK.**