Senior Life Practitioner
Posted 1 day 3 hours ago by Kisimul Group Ltd.
Location: Tigh Dion, Farcet, Peterborough.
We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated Senior Life Practitioner to join our team. In this role you will provide essential support to individuals with severe learning disabilities and complex needs, helping them live fulfilling, independent lives by assisting with daily activities and accompanying them on trips into the community.
We provide a company vehicle that can be used to transport the people we support to community activities such as shopping, meals, appointments, and outings. To drive the company vehicle you must have held a full UK driver's licence or been driving in the UK for at least 2 years.
Starting rates are £13.99 per hour. With experience rates increase to £15.99 per hour. Pay progression: Level 1 £13.99, Level 2 £14.31, Level 3 £15.99.
Benefits- Genuine career development: Opportunities with transparent pay grades.
- Fully funded qualifications
- Blue Light Card: Access to discounts in over 15,000 venues across the UK.
- Refer a friend: Earn up to £500 for every successful hire.
- Financial benefits: Life assurance of 1 your annual basic salary, access to a salary sacrifice pension scheme, withdraw a percentage of wages before payday, and discounts from over 150 retailers.
- Health & wellbeing: Access to an online GP, confidential telephone counselling, dedicated internal wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Flexible working patterns: Option to work on bank holidays and take the time off at a more meaningful date.
- Cycle to work scheme: Salary deducted bikes.
- Free DBS check: We cover the cost.
- A genuine passion for care and a motivation to contribute to the progression of others.
- A strong team player.
- Resilient with confidence to ask for support as needed.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Computer literacy.
- A Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards it.
- A competitive salary.
- Extensive training packages, scheduled outside work rosters.
- Pension.
- Life assurance.
- Career development opportunities.
- A beautiful home and grounds.
- Fully funded DBS checks.
Kisimul Group Ltd is a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions providing exceptional residential care and award winning education to children, young people and adults diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global developmental delay and associated challenging behaviour.
Kisimul is proud to have been awarded an outstanding company to work for, as voted in our most recent employee survey.
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and we expect all staff to share this commitment.
At Kisimul we're committed to creating a workplace that celebrates and welcomes diversity in all its forms. We believe varied perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply - your unique background, perspective and potential might be exactly what we're looking for.
Due to current UK Government guidelines, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Sponsorship is restricted to eligible colleagues who are already employed by the organisation. Children's Homes positions are not eligible for sponsorship.
All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check.