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
Job Info
Job Title:
Company:
CV-Library
Location:
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
£25788 - £28035 Per annum enhanced leave and wellbeing support
Posted:
Closes:
Jan 4th 2025
Sector:
Social Care
Contract:
Permanent
Hours:
Full Time
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