SENIOR LIFE PRACTITIONER - SAORSA, YAXLEY, PETERBOROUGH
Due to continued organisational growth and development opportunities for our current staff, we are recruiting for a Senior Life Practitioner to join our staff teams at our Saorsa home in Yaxley, Peterborough
At Kisimul we know caring is not just a skill, it's much more, it's a gift, your personal gift that you willingly give and share with others. Know what we mean? Then we’re on the look-out for amazing carers like you.
Kisimul provide exceptional services for adults with autism, learning disabilities and complex needs, through our registered schools, college and care homes.
Apply to be a Senior Life Practitioner and join our amazing team at Saorsa today, we’ll encourage you to:
Be Yourself - bringing 100% of you to work everyday.
We’ll Grow Together – developing professional skills, pay and qualifications.
Supporting you to Think Forward - to create an exciting and rewarding career for your future.
About the position:
Reporting into the Registered Manager, the Senior Life Practitioner is responsible for advocating and providing person centred care and supporting our staff team to perform their wide range of duties appropriately and effectively, ensuring they can deliver the best possible care and support to our residents.
What will you be doing:
• Positively contribute to the personal development of our residents with both practical and emotional support.
• Lead by example, behave and communicate appropriately at all times.
• Design, implement, deliver and contribute in a wide range of innovative and exciting recreational events within the home and wider community. This will involve regular outings and trips and on occasion, extended visits and holidays.
• Using knowledge and experience, contribute positively to care planning and participate supportively in reviews as requested, demonstrating a sound knowledge regarding nutrition and hygiene.
• Maintain accurate, clear and concise record keeping.
• Take ownership for key-worker duties and where appropriate look to develop and strengthen links with families, friends and relevant significant others.
• Work in partnership with the Manager to ensure streamlined service delivery and consistent communication across the homes.
• Proactively participate in supporting the staff team to include carrying out supervisions as requested.
• Attend and contribute positively to regular staff meetings and hand-over meetings, ensuring all relevant information is disseminated appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Contribute positively to the training and development of the staff team to include own personal development / highlighting any training needs.
Our new care model is ground breaking.
Meaningful life is our innovative new model – an industry first. Providing care and education to people we support is at the centre of all our decision making, with the ambition to enable them to fulfil their most meaningful life. We bring all our specialist teams together from education, therapies and care and put the people we support right in the centre of our family of experts to deliver a meaningful life.