Residential Care Worker (Henrhyd)
Job description
Minimum age of Employment is 22 years old
About the role:
You will work on a day shift basis in a small Children’s Home in a rural community within South Powys. The home supports children/young people with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties due to their early life experience. You will create a safe, healthy, learning, fulfilled home where children have their voices heard and acted upon
to achieve positive outcomes in their lives.
About you:
• We are looking for people who care and can connect with young people.
• You will enjoy participating and sharing activities, interests, and life skills.
• You can listen to children and young people with dignity and respect.
• You will enjoy working in a small team that is reflective, resourceful, contributing to a culture of trust and open responsibility.
• You will understand the importance of providing professional specialist to provide a safe and effective service, delivered in a way that is sensitive to the needs of children and young people.
What you will do:
• You will work on a day shift rota to provide continuous care as part of team to the children and young people living in the home.
• You will build positive relationships through nurture, teaching connection before correction with a patient and calm manner and promote healthy, safe routines by creating a warm, inclusive home.
• You will organise and promote activities for children and young people to learn new things and explore interests, hobbies, and life skills within the home and the local community.
• Work in partnership with families and carers of young people in achieving the aims and objectives of the young people’s plans.
• You will follow agreed policies, procedures, and legislative standards in your work. Always striving to keep up to date with best practice.