Learning and Skills Practitioner

Within the role of a skills practitioner, you will be responsible for working 1 : 1 with the young person within the service to engage them in learning life-based skills that enhance their overall development and meet their individual needs. You will be required to deliver Literacy and Numeracy under AQA or National qualifications, AQA Unit Challenges, SVQ and ASDAN qualifications. The learning of the young person will take place within the service and outdoors and will promote hands on meaningful life experiences for the young person. Specific Duties and Responsibilities As a skills practitioner the most important part of your role will be to build a meaningful and trustworthy relationship with the young person within the home that will encourage their engagement within their learning. You will be required to be creative in your planning and implementation to make learning practical and enjoyable for the young person to improve their engagement. You will be responsible for gaining the young person's views on their interests and learning to develop their strengths and support them to become skilled in their areas of interest. You will be responsible for transporting the young person during their day of learning. You may at times be required to support the young person to appointments within their day of learning. You will be responsible for planning the daily learning of the young person to ensure their learning is appropriate to their current needs and academic ability. You will be responsible for evaluating your day, the positives and negatives and making informed decisions of what you will do differently to make learning a success. You will be responsible for compiling the evidence of all the work the young person has completed to send to the Lead Co-ordinator to send for verification. You will be responsible for evidencing the young persons journey within their learning and to deliver this to external professionals at various meetings. You will be responsible for evidence the outcomes and goals of the young person within their care plan. You will be responsible for the service budget and evidencing the spending of this and submitting the budget to finance in line with company timescales. You will be responsible for resource management and ensuring resources are kept to a good standard and replenished when required. In addition, you will be required to :

• provide support to our children and young people in accordance with policies and procedures and participate in a mindful teamwork approach
• ensure positive support to children and young people when they are concerned or distressed
• attend planning and review meetings where appropriate
• ensure relevant reports are kept in addition to appropriate record keeping information collection and exchange
• implement de-escalation and physical intervention strategies as necessary and appropriate in line with mandatory training
• Promote young peoples' participation, to ensuring young people are actively involved in the environment and day to day activities of the home
• comply with the code of conduct
• be aware of safeguarding and child protection issues
• understand the reporting process of child protection within the home
• understand the principals of safeguarding young people, staff and self
• have a good understanding of the emergency call out procedures of the house
The nature of residential work is varied and, in many instances, unpredictable. All staff are therefore expected to work in a flexible way and tasks that have not been covered in the job description have to be undertaken. At all times the Skills Practitioner is expected to conduct themselves professionally and adhere to Greenleaf Policies and Procedures, and that to achieve this they will successfully complete induction and ongoing training.

We're looking for people to join our team that share our beliefs. We believe in a holistic approach : that even the smallest detail can mean a world of difference to a vulnerable young person. We want team members who never give up on our young people, who are compassionate and who believe that our young people deserve the best we can give them.,
• HNC in either Education or Social Care, or equivalent
• PVG must be supplied
• Experience of working within services of young people
• Good communication skills
• Excellent organisational, planning, time management and prioritising skills
• Good analytical skills. Able to gather and process data to inform practice
• IT literate
• Working knowledge of legislation in relation to child care including Health & Social Care Standards 2019, Children (Scotland) Act 1995, GIRFEC.
• A good understanding the principles of safeguarding and child protection
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of team work
• Ability to generate reports to evidence support offered to young people
• Monitor and act on customer feedback, picking up cues regarding customer satisfaction
• Full manual UK driving licence
  
  With greater expectations come greater rewards. If you're selected to become part of the Greenleaf family, you'll not only enjoy a salary that's higher that the sector average, but you'll also enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and generous holiday entitlement.
You will be eligible for our wellbeing package, which includes an external EAP with a 24 / 7 wellbeing line and free counselling sessions, a health cash plan, which includes dental and optical cover, physio therapies, and a 24 / 7 GP helpline, and our Greenleaf For You platform, which gives you access to a wide range of discounts and savings. You will also have access to a wide range of development opportunities. At Greenleaf we believe in progression, we look after our staff so that they can focus on caring for our young people.