Residential Childcare Officer

Client Details:

We are recruiting for a reputable council based in Cardiff for a Residential Childcare Officer.

Description:

We are looking for both day and night workers to be placed on a rota to cover shifts across our children’s homes in Cardiff. They will be 8 - 12-hour shifts on a rota. The rotas are organised weekly to meet the demand of the individual homes.

As a Residential Childcare Officer, you will play an essential part in providing direct care and effective support to young people in our short break home to enable them to achieve positive outcomes in line with their childcare personal plan. Every day is different, and you will face new challenges, we need staff members with a can-do attitude, that are willing to go above and beyond for the young people in their care. We need our team to help recognise and promote young people’s individuality, uniqueness and diverse needs whilst providing a nurturing and positive environment.

Profile:

A successful Residential Childcare Officer should have:

The right candidates need to have a driving license If successful

Candidate will need to have business insurance and be registered with Social Care Wales as a Residential Childcare Officer/Waking Night Officer.

We will need to be provided with the full working history of each candidate and also need references to confirm there are no safeguarding issues or concerns.

Experience of working with young people is desirable.

Full training is provided as part of a comprehensive induction programme.