Residential Childcare Officer (Grade 5)

Job Description

Job Title : Residential Childcare Officer (Grade 5)
Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.47

Crosslands, part of Cardiff Social Services, is a Children’s Home located in the Ely area of Cardiff.
Crosslands deliver high quality care to 6 young people between the ages of 11-17 meeting young people’s needs by promoting the Signs of Safety Framework which is an innovative strength-based approach that provides stable, safe and nurturing placements. As a team, we strive to provide a restorative resilient, safe, nurturing and structured environment supporting physical and emotional wellbeing.
The young people at Crosslands may have experienced a breakdown in their family home or previous placement. Often our young people have experienced crisis in their lives and as a result may exhibit a range of trauma-based symptoms and behaviours. They are likely to feel vulnerable, anxious or distressed.
We recognise and promote young people’s individual, unique and diverse needs and, where appropriate, maintain and strengthen their relationships with families, siblings and other people they identify as significant to them.
You will Work in line with our statement of purpose, taking responsibility for the smooth and safe running of the establishment, ensuring that young people receive a sensitive service best meeting their social, racial, psychological, educational, cultural, physical identity and health care needs.
You will assuming key worker responsibilities by implementing, monitoring and recording individual placement plans in consultation with your supervisor and other members of the team. You will be involved in participation in regular, planned and specific pieces of work to meet a young person’s identified needs. By creating and maintaining good relationships with young people to ensure they are fully involved in decision making that affects their lives and achieving self-advocacy and independence by developing their potential to learn and achieve.
As part of the role, you will participate fully in the caring and supported living situation within the home which will involve household cleaning, maintenance, meal preparation and helping young people get around to events, activities, education, appointments and meetings.
You will actively support the education plans for children which may include homework, revision, project work and other educational activities.
You will be enthusiastic, emotionally literate and highly motivated able to demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude and ready to go the extra mile, willing to learn and to share experiences.
Working in a positive and respectful manner, you will provide individualised care through the development of professional and effective relationships.
You will have a knowledge and understanding of the basic needs of a young person and their rights.
You will be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate and work individually and as part of a team with young people, their families, colleagues, other professionals and external agencies.
This is a physically, actively and emotionally challenging role which requires you to be able to meet those challenges.
The role will need you to have the ability to work within a shift pattern across the full week of early, late, weekends and bank holiday working. You will also be required to include sleep in duties.
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