Creative Living Care is growing and recruiting!
We offer long and short-term placements for young people, in living environments that provide them with the best possible chance for future success; we provide support services to meet specific needs and preferences.
We have been open since November 2019 and have been going from strength to strength. We are passionate about providing quality accommodation to all our young people and pride ourselves on our high standards. Housing is one of the most significant challenges that young people in care deal with; very few care leavers have any choice in their accommodation and young people often speak about being placed in unsuitable housing. We listen to and value the wishes and feedback from our young people.
Everyone needs somewhere to call home and we feel strongly about providing stable and nurturing homely environments.
Are you the sort of person we are looking for?
- Patient, positive, reliable and energetic?
- Able to work in and around the Blackpool area?
- Able to work 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Sunday, 7.00am - 10.00pm, to include mornings, evenings, weekends and sleep in shifts.
- Able to drive, have access to a vehicle and able to obtain business insurance?
- Participate in our on call rolling rota paid at an additional rate?
- Support your line manager with creating and updating young person care plans, risk assessments and behaviour plans.
- Complete weekly health and safety checks on our properties to ensure they are safe and suitable.
- Create weekly summaries to send to professionals and weekly planners.
About the Role:
We are looking for people who are team players, excellent communicators, and positive role models. You will help in the development and implementation of policies and practices of the service.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a supportive role with a great understanding of safeguarding. We acknowledge our duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of all our young people and are committed to ensuring our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with our best practice.
There are a wide variety of issues that young people in and leaving care are affected by and as a Senior Creative Practitioner, you will support our Young People, who live semi-independently within their own homes, to develop and strengthen their daily living skills in preparation for leaving local authority care. You will be working on a 1:1 basis as part of a wider team and offer practical assistance and/or emotional support in areas such as:
- Domestic tasks ie cooking, cleaning, shopping
- Education and/or training
- Seeking employment
- Tenancy support
- Safeguarding
- Attending appointments
- Finances
- Building confidence
- Emotional wellbeing
- Family contact
- Encouraging positive behaviours
In return we can offer:
- Competitive salary
- Paid for Enhanced DBS Check
- 28 days holiday
- Pension Scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- A varied role where no two days are the same
- Opportunities to develop within a person centre company
- Recommend a Friend Scheme from £500 (T&C's apply)
Do you have the knowledge & experience we are looking for?
- Level 3 in Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services; or equivalent; or a preparedness to work towards the same.
- Minimum of two years’ experience working with Young People, in particular, those that may have additional support needs.
- Leadership experience within a similar role
- Experience building productive relationships with internal and external agencies so Young People get the best possible services from a range of opportunities
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation, statutory frameworks and national policy affecting services for Children, Young People and Families, particularly looked after children and leaving care
- High level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to use different communication styles
- Strong ICT literacy, including the ability to use recording systems and Microsoft packages
- Ability to organise and prioritise work, managing conflicting work pressure and deadlines
- Commitment to an organisational culture and the development of services that value equality, diversity and improving outcomes
If you are looking for a fresh start and are wondering if a career with us might be your next step, we'd like to hear from you!
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