Kisimul group limited

Life Practitioner – Gormanach House

27/11/2024
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Job Description

About The Role

Due to our continued organisational growth and development opportunities for our current staff, we are recruiting for Life Practitioners to join our staff team at Gormanach House.

Life Practitioners / Support Workers


Benefits

    • Genuine career development opportunities with transparent pay grades (find out more here – Kisimul | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care)
    • Fully funded qualifications – Diploma Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
    • Blue Light card – which give you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
    • Refer a friend – Earn upto £500 through our refer a friend scheme
    • WageStream – a financial wellbeing app, allowing you early access to some of your wages for those unforeseen expenses
    • Help@hand – a well being app which gives you access to unlimited GP appointments, confidentiality 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions
    • Life Assurance
    • Flexible working patterns

About the position:

As a Life Practitioner, you will be key in supporting young adults with complex needs. We are looking for a dedicated and ambitious individual who can offer complete commitment to supporting our young adults to fulfil their potential. This is a challenging role with huge rewards.

What will you be doing:

  • Working with the staff team across all levels to safeguard our young adults at all times.
  • Participating in a wide range of innovative and exciting recreational events held within the home and wider community.
  • Assisting with practical tasks relating to care. For example, cooking and cleaning.
  • Creating positive relationships with the young adults, maintaining dignity and respect at all times.
  • Meeting the physical, emotional, behavioural and cultural needs of the young adults.
  • Continually maintaining accurate and clear record keeping.
  • Ensuring that the needs of the young adults are being met and regularly reviewing and recording any changes to their needs.
  • Actively contributing to the development of the team.


About You

What experience and qualifications do you need:

  • A genuine passion for care and to be motivated by contributing to the progression of others.
  • A strong team player
  • Resilient and confidence to ask for support as needed
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Computer literacy
  • A Diploma Level 2 in Health & Social Care or a willingness to complete this


What will you get in return:

  • A competitive salary.
  • Extensive training packages with time rostered out of your work rota to attend.
  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Genuine career development opportunities for those who want them.
  • A beautiful home and grounds to work within.
  • Fully funded DBS checks


About Kisimul Group

Kisimul Group Ltd are a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions providing exceptional residential care and award-winning education to children, young people and adults with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global development delay and associated challenging behaviour.
Kisimul is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all
All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.