Moxie people
Residential Childcare Worker (Nights)
Job Description
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.