Children Young People & Families apprenticeship

Summary

Looking to work with Children? Looking for a rewarding career in social Care? If yes, then this could be the apprenticeship for you! This is a work-based apprenticeship and requires you to be successful in an application for a full time / part time role with Forge Care to be eligible for the apprenticeship.

Annual wage: £26,500 a year
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Training course: Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)
Hours: This role involves shift work spread across Monday - Sunday, working hours to be confirmed. It also includes sleep-in shifts overnight.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 1 November
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 6

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

This apprenticeship involves working with complex children in the care system. Supporting them on a daily basis by meeting their needs and supporting them emotional needs
The role is in a residential setting and staff complete shift work and complete sleep-ins in the home
This role is a great way into social care and involves a wide range of multi-agency working through the social care sector

Where you’ll work

THE FORGE

WAGGESTAFF DRIVE

NUNEATON

CV10 9SL

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

Your training course

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Your training plan

As part of the role, you will receive a wide range of training including Safeguarding, CSE, First Aid, PACE, PRICE, Mental Health Awareness, Missing from Care, Understanding Autism and many more!
The qualification all our care staff do is the Level 4 - Children Young People & Families Practitioner. This is a work-based qualification and is done alongside full time / part time employment with Forge Care

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Social Care (grade Pass)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

This role involves working with complex and challenging children. It is very emotive work and requires high levels of resilience and passion for the work.

About this company

FORGE CARE - ABOUT US The Forge, is a purpose designed Therapeutic Community located in the heart of rural Warwickshire we provides homes for up to 24 children who have experienced early disruption to their development. At the Forge children and care givers are provided with a sustainable and positive environmental influence from the outset, combined with a nurturing and supportive culture. The Forge is a collection of 4 large detached 6 bed residential care homes for children, with communal gardens, sports, therapy and amenity spaces. Our environment has been shaped with the complex needs of trauma recovery at the centre of our thought process. Our Therapeutic Community starts with a healing environment, combined with traditional modalities of therapy including Art, Movement and Music Therapy, every child receives a tailored package of therapeutic interventions tailored to their needs. We combine this with Life Story through our full time Life Story Team, who gather information and work with the children, co-parents and stakeholders to piece together and deliver a coherent chronology for the child to make sense of their 'journey' this has a powerful impact on the day to day lives and lived experiences of children and care givers alike. Children in our care benefit from Creative-Expressive Therapies and Life Story that promote trauma healing experiences, to living within artfully designed homes, surrounded by gardens and spaces to enjoy sports, leisure, and the opportunity to prepare for greater interdependence in the future with our 4 self-supported living apartments all on site. Our Therapeutic Community is dedicated to assisting healing from early, traumatic life experiences, disrupted attachment, and to reducing the impact of adversity, so that children can make sense of their pasts and make the most of their future opportunities.

http://www.forgecare.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Being successful in your application means that you will be offered a permanent role at Forge Care and will start your career in Social Care. You will complete the highly desirable qualification Level 4 - Children Young People & Families Practitioner alongside your employment. Once completed you will be not only qualified but experienced and in a good place to progress to a senior care worker position or have a good base to move into different types of roles within the sector.

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