We are recruiting Residential Child Care Workers at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: Various Locations in the Borough

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Residential Services Team.

We pay an attractive salary of £27,711 - £30,060 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Caerphilly County Borough Council continues to invest in our children’s residential provisions within the Borough. We would like to recruit staff who have the right values, motivation and commitment to work in this rewarding yet challenging role.

We are seeking enthusiastic, nurturing hands-on people who have experience working with complex and challenging behaviours. Successful candidates will work in a multi-agency manner to support and promote the welfare and needs of young people with a high level of complex needs.

Previous experience of working in a children’s residential home is advantageous. We offer an excellent induction and training package, including supporting employees to attain sector specific qualifications that will support your professional development. We also provide training and support to enable you to work in a therapeutic, relational manner. On-going supervision is offered where training, development and personals need are addressed.

For the role, we ask that you have:

A Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or the ability and commitment to work towards Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
An understanding of the issues that affect Young People.
A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence to drive a Council vehicle to transport children, young people on a regular basis

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Williams on 07971781534 or email willik19@caerphilly.gov.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £27,711.00-£30,060.00 per year

Benefits:

Bereavement leave
Company pension
Health & wellbeing programme
Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: REQ0009918

Caerphilly County Borough Council

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