Childrens Service Development Practitioner Maternity Cover

Position required: Maternity Cover (10+ months) Acacia School - Service Development Practitioner - £39,767.84

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Service Development team. We are recruiting for a Service Development Practitioner to join our current team of Practitioners. The role will be based in our Children’s Services. As Kisimul provides therapeutically informed care and education the Service Development Team work closely with our Therapeutic teams to support the implementation of these approaches in our services. There will be many opportunities for continued professional development within this role, through both internal and external training opportunities.

 

The Service Development team supports colleagues to enhance their knowledge and skills to support people with a learning disability, a diagnosis of autism and associated complex needs. As a Service Development Practitioner you will play a key role in supporting the induction and continued professional development of Kisimul colleagues. You will have a direct effect on new colleagues’ first experience of the Kisimul Group and how well-equipped colleagues feel to carry out their roles. You will be involved in the planning and delivery of a range of training packages, for example, autism and learning disability, trauma informed practice and our BILD certified course for behaviour support, Meas. Some of this support will involve direct support in services, modelling approaches, supporting reflective practice and being responsive to service needs. 

 

Experience, skills and qualifications:

You will have completed, or be willing to work towards, at least one of the following:

Level 3 Award in Education and Training or completed a PTLLS/DTLLS course

A teaching qualification

Train the Trainer course

Other qualifications relevant to health and social care, education or positive behaviour support are desirable but not essential.

You will have experience of working in an educational or care setting supporting individuals with complex needs, including a learning disability and autism and you will have the ability to relate this experience to current best practice. You will have experience of mentoring others, supporting reflective practice and creating and delivering learning and development events and resources. You will have a passion for actively supporting colleagues to embed their learning into practice.

There will be excellent supervision and continued professional development opportunities within this role with the opportunity to work as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, learning from your colleagues and working together to enhance people’s lives.

For an informal conversation about the role you can contact Gareth Hall, Service Development Manager on 01522 868279