Are you an experienced Residential Childcare Worker?

Do you want to join an amazing Wales-based charity that provides support to children and young people at the highest risk of homelessness in Barry?

Residential Childcare Worker - Based in The Vale of Glamorgan area (Barry).

PLEASE NOTE: THIS ROLE WILL INCLUDE WAKING NIGHTS

What will you get?

• Permanent contract
• Full time hours (35 per week)
• £25,788 salary if you are unqualified
• £28,035 salary if you are qualified to level 3 - QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People) or equivalent
• The salaries above include £56.47 sleep-in rates
• 5.2 weeks annual leave, rising to a maximum of 6.6 week - plus bank holidays on top
• 8% pension after qualifying period
• A job with an amazing charity that lives its values
• Shift rota that includes waking nights
• Work at one project in the Barry area

What will you do?

• To provide young people aged 14 plus with excellent care and support within the home.
• Ensuring high levels of emotional and physical care.
• Appropriate activities, as well as a comfortable, safe and supportive environment are provided to the young people who live within the home.
• Support the young people to build and manage relationships with their families, and others, as well as working with a range of external partners/services.
• Key working responsibilities with the young people using Psychological / trauma informed practice.
• Provide a child centred, kind and empathic approach to support being given.
• Following a robust safeguarding process.
• Keeping accurate, timely and up-to-date records.

What do we need?

• Desirable: A QCF Level 3 - As detailed above - This is not essential but will help.
• Experience of working within safeguarding frameworks.
• Someone who can understand the impact of trauma on children and Young People.
• A support worker who can effectively manage risk in a responsive, but calm manner.
• Experience of working in a psychologically and trauma informed environment.
• Ability to key work, and engage with a number of young people who have a complex range of support needs.
• Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally, using appropriate tone and use of language.
• A DRIVING LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL - There is a car at the home, so you don't need access to a vehicle.

If this sounds like the kind of role you could get excited about, one that will challenge you and provide the job satisfaction you're looking for...get in touch with Keeran @ Moxie People.

Or apply directly through this advert.

Please note: A DBS on the update service or the ability to complete a new DBS check is essential.