Night Residential Care Worker (Ty'r Orsaf)

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

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a Night Residential Care Worker to provide care and support in a therapeutic Children’s Home. The successful candidate will be responsible for nurturing relationships with children aged 11-18, promoting their well-being, and ensuring adherence to safeguarding legislations. This role involves organizing activities and creating a warm, safe environment. Applicants should be caring, professional, and able to work as part of a dedicated team, available for night shifts.

Qualifications

• Empathy and ability to connect with children and young people.
• Familiarity with safeguarding procedures and child welfare legislation.
• Ability to work night shifts and flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide night-time care and support for children and young people.
• Promote healthy routines and create an inclusive home environment.
• Ensure physical care, hygiene, and safety for all residents.
• Engage in activities and partnerships with families.

Skills

Building relationships

Nurturing and teaching

Policy adherence

Promoting well-being

Teamwork

Listening with dignity

Job description

Minimum age of Employment is 22 years old.

About the role

Night Residential Care Worker to work in a new therapeutic Children’s Home in North Powys supporting 3 children/young people (Age 11-18) with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties due to their early life experience. As part of a dedicated team, you will create a safe home that will improve placement stability and parenting capacity to support children and young people with the most complex needs to achieve positive outcomes.

About you

We are looking for people who care and can connect with young people and share our values: Professional, Positive, Progressive, Open and Collaborative.

• POSITIVE parenting – can you build relationships through nurture, teaching connection before correction with a patient and calm manner?
• PROFESSIONAL specialist support – can you follow agreed policies, procedures and standards in your work to provide a safe and effective service, sensitive to the needs of children and young people?
• PROGRESSIVE opportunities – can you motivate children and young people to promote well‑being and discovery of their ability?
• OPEN responsibility – can you work as part of a team that is reflective and resourceful to create a culture of trust?
• COLLABORATIVELY promote – can you show us how you would listen to children and young people with dignity and respect?

What you will do

Night Residential Care Workers will work a rota of night cover to provide care and support on shift in the week and at weekends.

Your role will be responsible for promoting healthy, safe routine and creating a warm, inclusive home under the direction of the Registered Manager.

Undertaking key worker tasks and responsibilities as directed. To actively promote, participate in and ensure the provision of high standards of physical care, hygiene, safety and welfare of all children and young people.

You will be part of a team that organises, encourages, and shares activities inside and outside, including activities such as maintaining the gardens, creating a vegetable patch and responsibility for the care, feeding and welfare of small animals.

Work in partnership with families and carers of young people in achieving the aims and objectives of the young people’s plans.

To ensure that The All Wales Safeguarding procedures and all relevant legislation and regulations including the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 are adhered to at all times. To keep up to date with new developments, practice, and legislation in childcare.