Job Description

Senior Residential Children's Practitioner

Reports to: Registered Manager

Location: All Residential Services with a primary working location

Rate of Pay: 16.68 per hour

Contract: Full-Time, including sleep-ins and public holidays

Qualification Requirement: Must hold or be 50% towards Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Our Vision

At Excel and Emerge Care & Therapeutic Solutions, we believe in the power of relationships to heal, grow, and transform lives. Our work is guided by our bespoke therapeutic model, Roots to Wings, a trauma-informed, relationship-centred framework that supports children and young people to feel safe, grow emotionally, and build meaningful futures.

Senior Residential Children's Practitioners play a crucial role in bringing this vision to life. They lead by example, supporting and guiding a team of Residential Children's Practitioners while ensuring high-quality therapeutic care is consistently delivered.

Purpose of the Role

As a Senior Residential Children's Practitioner, you will:

Provide leadership, supervision, and guidance to a team of Residential Children's Practitioners. Use the Roots to Wings model to support emotional safety, growth, and independence for children and young people. Ensure high-quality care is delivered consistently, aligned with therapeutic principles. Take on management responsibilities in the absence of the Home Manager or Deputy Manager. Promote a safe, nurturing, and structured environment that fosters healing and growth.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Supervision

Lead, motivate, and support a team of Residential Children's Practitioners, promoting a culture of reflective practice. Provide regular supervision and coaching to staff, promoting best practice and therapeutic consistency. Support the Home Manager and Deputy Manager in implementing and maintaining high standards of care. Take responsibility for the home in the absence of the Home Manager or Deputy Manager.

Therapeutic Care and Support

Embed the Roots to Wings model, ensuring therapeutic principles are consistently applied. Build trusting relationships with children, using emotionally attuned, trauma-informed communication. Provide direct therapeutic care where needed, supporting emotional regulation and resilience. Monitor the emotional wellbeing of children and identify signs of distress, ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed.

Planning and Documentation

Oversee the development, implementation, and review of care plans in collaboration with the clinical and education teams. Maintain accurate, reflective records in line with Roots to Wings documentation processes, including daily logs and therapeutic observations. Lead and participate in multidisciplinary reviews, children's panels, and care planning meetings.

Team Development and Wellbeing

Promote a positive, supportive team culture through regular reflective practice and team meetings. Ensure all team members understand and consistently use the Roots to Wings model. Access regular clinical consultation to enhance understanding, support wellbeing, and maintain therapeutic practice.

Health and Safety

Ensure the home is a safe environment, adhering to health and safety regulations. Manage incidents and challenging behaviours using non-punitive, trauma-informed approaches. Complete and review risk assessments and stay-safe strategies.

Essential Experience and Qualities

Personal Competencies

Highly motivated, compassionate, and reflective in your approach. Emotionally resilient and capable of leading under pressure. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Committed to continual learning, personal growth, and team development.

Professional Competencies

Ability to form and maintain appropriate, attuned relationships with children and staff. Understanding of trauma, attachment disruption, and neurodiversity. Proven experience in leading or supervising teams in residential childcare settings. Skilled in therapeutic care planning, reflective practice, and keyworking.

Training and Development

You will receive:

A comprehensive induction into the Roots to Wings model. Ongoing workshops in co-regulation, relational care, and trauma-informed practice. Access to a growing resource hub of therapeutic tools, reflection guides, and development modules. Monthly clinical input and supervision to support your wellbeing and professional development.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commitment

At Excel Solutions Group Ltd and Emerge Care & Therapeutic Solutions Ltd, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Our commitment includes:

Equal Opportunities:

We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants, ensuring that no individual is discriminated against based on protected characteristics in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Inclusive Recruitment:

Our recruitment processes are designed to be inclusive and free from bias.

Reasonable Adjustments:

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments during recruitment and employment.

Right to Work and Visa Sponsorship

Please note that Excel Solutions Group Ltd and Emerge Care & Therapeutic Solutions Ltd do not hold a UK Home Office sponsorship licence. As such, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of application.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 16.68 per hour

Application question(s):

Do you hold, or are you working towards, your Level 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare qualification (or equivalent)?
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person