Night Care Worker - Ty Cwm Ogwr Residential Care Home

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Bridgend is seeking a Night Care Worker for Ty Cwm Ogwr Residential Care Home. The role encompasses providing person-centred support to older individuals, ensuring their independence in daily living and personal hygiene. Candidates should possess active listening and communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary, generous leave, training opportunities, and enrolment in a local government pension scheme. This role requires weekend and bank holiday availability and knowledge of the Welsh language is an advantage.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Fully funded qualifications

Comprehensive training programme

Employee Assistance programme

Staff reward schemes

Car Benefit Scheme

Free Welsh language lessons

Qualifications

• Sound, person-centred values and principles.
• Ability to make a positive contribution to people's lives.

Responsibilities

• Providing person-centred support tailored to individual needs.
• Encouraging people to make informed choices.
• Support with daily living aspects and medication.
• Collaborate with social workers and health colleagues.
• Participate in training for professional development.

Skills

Active listening

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Night Care Worker - Ty Cwm Ogwr Residential Care Home. 19 hours per week.

If you are a positive, caring and motivated person who likes to help people, you will be welcome at Ty Cwm Ogwr residential services for older people. Experience is welcome but not needed; we believe it is who you are as a person and the difference you can make that is important. Whether you are new to the role or have supported family or friends previously we want to hear from you; all we ask is that you have a passion to make positive changes to people’s lives.

Responsibilities

• Providing person centred support tailored to individual needs, recognising strengths, capabilities and desired outcomes. Encouraging people to make informed choices recognising what matters to them in their lives.
• Providing support to promote independence with aspects of daily living as identified in individuals care and support plans which may include diet/food preparation, assistance with medication and personal hygiene.
• To work as part of a team alongside social workers, therapists, and health colleagues to meet identified outcomes.
• Participating in supervision sessions and career development opportunities as agreed with your manager and actively engage in training in order to maintain your own professional development and registration with Social Care Wales and enhance competency within your role.
• To be aware of your responsibilities safeguarding individuals at risk and report any concerns which may place the individual, you, or others at risk.

What we are looking for

• Sound, person centred values and principles.
• The ability to be respectful and make a positive contribution to people’s lives.
• Active listening and communication skills.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Enrolment into the excellent local government pension scheme
• Fully funded and supported qualifications - QCF Level 2 and above Health and Social Care (if not already achieved) and paid Social Care Worker Registration
• Comprehensive training programme with learning and development opportunities for career progression
• Employee Assistance programme offering free access to employees 24 hours /7 / 365days a year for counselling, advice and support specialists for a range of issues as well as health & wellbeing support.
• Multiple staff reward schemes offering a range of discounts online or in the high street, nationwide and locally.
• Access to the Car Benefit Scheme which offers a brand-new lease car, insurance, road tax, replacement tyres, MOT servicing and routine maintenance and breakdown cover for one monthly payment, as well as the Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Free Welsh language lessons.

Additional information

• You will be required to work weekends, and if required bank holidays. The shifts will be arranged by the manager and are subject to change to meet the demands of the service.
• 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 with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
• Closing Date: 17 December 2025
• Shortlisting Date: 19 December 2025
• Interview Date: 22 December 2025