Childrens Residential Worker

Full Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Childrens Residential Worker in Colwyn Bay.

This is for a 3 month initial contract and a chance of extension from there.

Shifts:

• You will be working 37 hours per week on a 4-week rolling rota.
• You will be working shifts of either 8am-10pm or 2pm-10pm.
• This will also be including sleep in shifts on occasion (sleep in rate from 11pm until 7am).

Requirements:

• Driver Essential
• (HCC) Appropriate Level 3 Qualification (i.e. A Levels, HNCB/NVQ 3)
• You must be registered with Social Care Wales to work as a Residential Childcare Worker
• Must have experience of working in the field.

Your duties will include:

• To be able to develop trusted professional relationships with children and young people to keep them safe, balancing empowerment and limit setting in a nurturing, supportive and consistent way
• Demonstrate commitment, openness, and willing to engage with the approach to the model of care in order to facilitate the therapeutic needs of children/young people.
• To deliver child-centred care and support ensuring that children and young people receiving care and support that responds to their individual needs. and involves them in matters and decisions that affect them
• To create a homely, warm, kind, friendly, environment ensuring that all your actions are transparent and open for discussion in professional supervision in accordance with the National Code of Professional Practice for Social Care