Childrens Services Practitioner

at  Action for Children

Salary: £24,500 per annum (£12,250 per annum pro-rata)
Location: Moray
Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time - 18.5 hours per week (worked between the core operational hours of Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00) with flexibility to work outside of these hours as and when required.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• Experience working within a care environment preferably working with children and young people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
• Comfortable facilitating small group sessions
• Strong organisational skills
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Office suite and database software)
• Meticulous attention to detail and record-keeping skills
• Safeguarding knowledge and experience.
• To be positive and solution focussed.
• Training on the programme will be provided.
• Driving licence and access to a car. The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.

GOOD TO KNOW

Application Process

DON’T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NEW Action for Children Peep service in Moray as a part time Children’s Services Practitioner – supporting development and delivery of a new universal PEEP pathway across the area.
As a Children’s Services Practitioner, you will be providing a supportive service to children, young people, and their families, based on an assessment of their needs. You will be responsible for day-to-day resource planning, including supervising, assisting, and directing staff and volunteers in service delivery, whilst delivering training and support in other areas.

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
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Contact: Scott Jones via email at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10351