About The Role
SENIOR LIFE PRACTITIONER - APPLE TREE BUNGALOW
We are looking for new members of our team to join us as Senior Life Practitioners (formerly known as senior support workers).
We are offering a unique opportunity, working alongside Lincolnshire County Council to support a young person with complex needs through the provision of therapeutically led care and education in a bespoke single occupancy setting.
Introduction to Our Home and Support Needs
I am a 13-year-old young person living in a thoughtfully developed home situated between Lincoln and Newark. Our home has been carefully designed to meet our individual needs and provide a safe, supportive, and engaging environment. I will soon be joined by a new friend, and together we will share this space as we continue to grow and thrive. Our location offers easy access to both towns, giving us regular opportunities to explore, have fun, and stay connected to the wider community.
While we enjoy a variety of activities, we require consistent and specialist support to help us develop our skills, participate in meaningful experiences, and maintain our overall wellbeing. This support will take place both within the home and in the surrounding outdoor and community environments. We have learning disabilities and associated complex needs, and we benefit from a therapeutic approach that supports communication, sensory processing, and emotional regulation.
Our daily routines and experiences are guided by a multidisciplinary team, including Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Music Therapists. This ensures that the support we receive is tailored to our individual needs and contributes to a rich and meaningful therapeutic lived experience.
To access new opportunities and live fulfilling lives, we need ongoing support from people who are patient, compassionate, and committed to understanding us. Building strong, trusting relationships is key to helping us feel secure and empowered to explore the world around us.
We particularly enjoy being outdoors, going swimming, listening to stories, riding the bus, and using the trampoline. With the right support, we are excited to continue exploring a variety of experiences that bring us joy, stimulation, and personal growth.
About You
What do we need from you:
- Creativity / curiosity/ enthusiasm
- Passion for delivering quality care and supporting a therapeutically led approach
- Compassionate approach
- Ambition to support meaningful outcomes for people
- Show resilience and work creatively if something does not work the first time, being open to developing your understanding
- Being reflective in your practice, giving consideration to ‘why’ and ‘how’ to improve outcomes for people
- Commitment to building longer term, positive and trusting relationships
What you can expect from us:
- A bespoke training package in the delivery of therapeutically informed care and education, this will include training from our highly skilled therapeutic teams
- Ongoing continued professional development through clear pathways for progression
- To be part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, with opportunities to learn from your colleagues, working together to enhance young people’s lives.
- Support from Service Development Practitioners who provide in service training, coaching and mentoring.
- Opportunity to work in a specialist environment, with access to great facilities such an onsite pool, gym and playground.
In return for your hard work and dedication here are just a few of the fantastic benefits Kisimul offers:
- 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
At Kisimul, we’re committed to creating a workplace that celebrates and welcomes diversity in all its forms. We believe that 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.
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.
Click here to hear our teams talking about life at Kisimul: https://youtu.be/pP-sFmzkR88
Take a look at our Virtual tour: Swinderby Tour | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care
Find out more about Meaningful Life Model: https://youtu.be/XWo2VXzeGIg
All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.