Overview
Children's Residential Worker - Shift Leader (Cae Bryn House)
Job description
32 hours per week
Responsibilities
* The homes provide placements of varying lengths to children/young people in the age range 6 to 18 years (at the time of admission) who for various reasons cannot live with their own immediate or extended family.
* The homes are committed to offering a stimulating, safe, caring environment that promotes a holistic approach to all aspects of the child/young person\'s life.
* The homes aim to:
* Provide children/young people with an individualised package of support that focuses on their assessed needs.
* Offer children/young people therapeutically informed interventions to assist them in achieving personal well-being.
* Assist children/young people to explore their own issues and experiences and work through any emotions and feelings which may become a barrier to a stable placement and future accommodation.
* Provide appropriate levels of support that recognise, value, and encourage children/young people to maintain personal skills and competencies and promote their confidence and self-esteem.
* Provide a comprehensive package of educational support to promote the best possible outcomes for children/young people within their educational setting.
* Work closely with families or substitute families to ensure that when children/young people return home or go to other suitable placements promoting their young person\'s independence.
* Provide age-appropriate independent living programmes to assist young people to be able to develop the necessary skills to enable them to, if appropriate, live independently.
* As a Children\'s Residential shift leader in Bridgend whilst you will be based in one service, at times you may be required to work across a range of services supporting young people and the residential service as a whole.
* You will be suitably qualified in line with the qualification framework (or have a willingness to work towards the qualification) as well as having experience working in children\'s residential care.
* The shift leader will work closely with senior members of staff and management but will take responsibility for organising, planning and leading shifts when required.
* Responsibilities include working directly with children, liaising with other professionals, attending meetings, report writing and completing any tasks linked to the role.
Qualifications and requirements
* The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
* Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
* An Enhanced Children and Adults Barred list DBS check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
* Sleeping In, Weekend Working, Standby Duties are a requirement of this post.
Closing Date: 17 September 2025
Shortlisting Date: 18 September 2025
Interview Date: 30 September 2025
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