Residential Worker

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council seeks a shift leader for Hillsboro House, a short-term residential unit for one child/young person aged 8–25 with complex needs. The post focuses on delivering a therapeutic environment, safeguarding and regulatory compliance, and liaising with education and placement services.

You will work part-time (32 hours per week) and must be registered or working towards QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care for Children and Young People; Welsh language ability is a

Qualifications

• Must be registered and actively working towards QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care for Children and Young People.
• Ability to work flexibly, responding to shifting care needs and regulatory requirements.
• Supporting safeguarding standards and working in a care setting with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts at Hillsboro House to provide a therapeutic environment for the child/young person.
• Ensure high standards of care, risk management and compliance with CIW/Regulatory requirements.
• Support transitions to appropriate long-term placements and coordinate with education/employment services.

Skills

Welsh language

Education

QCF Level 3 Health & Social Care (Children & Young People)

Job description

location_on Bridgend County Borough Council

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Contractual hours 32

Basis Part time

Job category/type Social Care – Adults/Children

Date posted 08/09/2026

Job reference 19209

32 hours per week

Part Time

This is an exciting time to join Bridgend CBC as we continue to remodel the way we meet the needs of children who need our support in line with the Welsh Government agenda to end profit in children’s residential services in Wales.

Hillsboro House provides care and support for one child/young person between the ages of 8-25yrs who due to their complex needs cannot be placed alongside others.

Hillsboro will be used as a short-term bridging placement towards a more suitable and stable long-term placement for a young person. The service is intended to have the ability to become ‘dormant’ and to become active at short notice if an appropriate child or young person is referred with changes in the service status being communicated to CIW. This means that the service will be more reactive and can also avoid the alternative option of an Out of County placement.

Hillsboro seeks to offer opportunity for pause and to understand need better in order to assist in a transition for the child or young person into services that are best suited to promote positive change and development.

The service will focus on providing a therapeutic environment to stabilise the child’s / young person’s challenging behaviour, work on improving any risk-taking behaviours, re-connect to education, training or employment where necessary and support the identification of suitable long-term move on placements.

As the shift leader within a children’s residential services, there is a requirement that you are currently working towards our required qualification, you would need to be registered and working towards the QCF level 3, Health and Social Care in children and young people. This is a listed Qualification framework for the Social Care Sector in Wales.

Do you feel that you want to be at the centre of the on-going development of this innovative approach to care? Are you able to work on a flexible basis? Can you work to the highest of standards, ensuring that the home remains compliant with Regulatory Requirements and supports children and young people to achieve the best possible outcomes? If so, we would love to hear from you!

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 criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

Sleeping In and Weekend Working are a requirement of this post.