Night Residential Care Worker (Golwy y Bannau)

Powys County Council; Brecon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Brecon is seeking a motivated individual for a night shift role in Children’s Home support. You will care for children and young people with learning disabilities and autism. The ideal candidate should be patient, able to work in a team, and dedicated to fostering a nurturing environment. An enhanced DBS check is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum age of Employment is 22 years old.
• Understand the importance of providing professional specialist support.
• Enjoy sharing activities and life skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on a night shift rota to provide continuous care.
• Build positive relationships with young people.
• Promote healthy and safe routines.

Skills

Caring attitude

Ability to connect with young people

Teamwork

Listening skills

Job description

Minimum age

Minimum age of Employment is 22 years old

About the role

You will work on a night shift basis in a Children’s Home within South Powys. The home supports 4 children/young people aged 5-18 with behaviours associated with a learning disability, complex needs and autism. You will create a safe, healthy, learning, fulfilled home where children have their voices heard to achieve positive outcomes in their lives.

About you

• You are a person who cares 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 understand the importance of providing professional specialist support to deliver a safe and effective service, in a way that is sensitive to the needs of children and young people.

What you will do

• You will work on a night shift rota to provide continuous care as part of a 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.
• You will promote healthy and safe routines by creating a warm, inclusive home supporting the day care team through continuity and structure within the home at the start and end of each day.
• 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.
• This position has a requirement for an enhanced DBS check.