Rhyl/North Wales
£25,200 Circa
37Hours - Perm - Full-Time (4 weekly Rota basis)

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

Our Tan Y Bryn Residential Service in Rhyl is a five-bedded therapeutic residential home for children and young people between the ages of 9-17 years. We provide support for young people to children who are likely to have experienced early childhood trauma. They may experience severe Low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and have poor communication skills which can lead to disruptive behaviours.

As a Residential Worker you'll help the team provide a safe, stimulating, fun and caring environment, supporting the children with household tasks and all aspects of their care. You'll also attend training, team meetings and supervision during the day.

You will make a difference by:

- Working therapeutically to support young people through early life trauma.

- Giving the children a warm, safe and nurturing home.

- Supporting the young people with aspects of their life including contacts, education, Therapy, and hobbies etc.

- Supporting case work with accurate recording, reporting, land notetaking.

- Being accountable for health and safety.

- Being responsible for the safeguarding of young people .

You will need:

- Essential to have NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or QCF Level 3.
- Experience of working in a residential setting for children and young people.

- Flexibility to work as part of a team on a rota basis.

- Motivation and energy to support young people to take part in activities and attend Education.

- Good communication skills.

- Good knowledge of IT and ability to work confidently using it.

- Experience of being a key/link worker.

- Good Knowledge of Safeguarding and keeping young people safe.

- Access to a car with business insurance. The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.

- Ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Machaela Huggins on 07776 659 803 or email recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk

Interviews will take place 14th August 2020 -This will include a morning group session followed by individual interviews.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.