Job Description:

Children's Residential Worker (Days or Nights)
£27,000- £31,500
Vale of Glamorgan
BRC are recruiting on behalf of a well-established children's residential care provider in the Vale of Glamorgan for Registered Children's Home Workers, with both Days and Waking Nights positions available on a permanent basis.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of young people  working within a registered children's home

About the Roles
Days

• Supporting young people to build positive relationships with family, external agencies and the wider community
• Key-working responsibilities using a child-centred, kind and empathic approach
• Recording and evidencing key work activity in line with regulatory requirements
• Supporting the management team with risk, safeguarding and compliance

Waking Nights

• Awake throughout the night shift, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of young people and responding to their needs
• Following individual care and support plans, including any nighttime observation requirements
• Safe storage/administration of medication in line with policy and legislation
• Completing health and safety checks and handover notes, and supporting a smooth handover between shifts

Both roles share the same underlying purpose: helping create a warm, welcoming, non-judgemental home where young people feel empowered and can thrive.
What's on Offer

• Permanent position (Days: full-time hours; Waking Nights: 35 hours per week)
• Competitive salary Days up to £31,500, Waking Nights up to £27,500 per annum depending on experience and qualification
• Ongoing training and genuine career progression opportunities

  
What We're Looking For

• Current registration (or willingness to register) with Social Care Wales
• QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People), or working towards
• Experience working within safeguarding frameworks and understanding the impact of trauma on children and young people
• A full UK driving licence
• Applicants must be aged 22+ (exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1)
• Enhanced DBS check required

Please contact Nathan/Neelam BRC in Cardiff today to discuss next steps