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Residential Childcare Worker (Waking Nights)

Carmarthenshire

Posted 19/09/2024

£26,237 - £29,521 per annum

Top Reasons to Apply
  1. Carmarthenshire County Council is transforming our services for children and young people.
  2. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in working alongside an experienced team, mentored and supported by the manager in one of our new homes.
  3. We offer excellent induction opportunities and ongoing training, including supporting you to gain further qualifications.
Job Description

Vacancy ID: 256 

Contract Type: Permanent Part Time

Location: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Llanelli

Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

Closing Date: 02/10/2024, 23:55 

Come And Join Our Team:

Carmarthenshire County Council is transforming our services for children and young people. This includes a major investment in new children's homes. Our goal is to support and nurture children to stay in their communities and thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in working alongside an experienced team, mentored and supported by the manager in one of our new homes. We are looking for an inspiring person who can work collaboratively in a therapeutic, trauma-informed and attachment-based home that has just been developed for children aged 11-17.

You will be responsible for ensuring the provision of a therapeutic model of care, ensuring that the home is supported by experienced and highly skilled staff who listen to children, caring about them as well as caring for them.

We offer excellent induction opportunities and ongoing training, including supporting you to gain further qualifications. You will be part of an established residential service and a department that offers regular supervision and opportunities for further development.

Our ethos is to provide nurturing, encouragement, care and support to children that promotes opportunities for them to build healthy and positive relationships. As a valued member of the team in this service, you will have a unique opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of the children we support.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

The Rewards:

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

  • Competitive salary
  • Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
  • Access to staff health and wellbeing support
  • Personal development and career progression
  • Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
  • Flexible working and family friendly policies

Carmarthenshire County Council
Company Information

Carmarthenshire County Council is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety.

The council is one of twenty-two unitary authorities that came into existence on 1 April 1996 under the provisions of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.

It took over local government functions previously provided by the three district councils of Carmarthen, Dinefwr, and Llanelli, as well as the county-level services in the area from Dyfed County Council, all of which councils were abolished at the same time.

Key Facts
  • Head Office:

    County Hall,
    Castle Hill,
    Carmarthen
    SA31 1JP

  • Nearest Train Station:

    Carmarthen Railway Station 0.6 miles/ 15mins walk

  • Nearest Bus Stop:

    Carmarthen Bus Station 0.3 miles / 3mins walk

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