Children’s Residential Worker - Cae Bryn House

If so, then this is an exciting time to join Bridgend CBC as we continue to remodel the way we meet the needs of children and young people who need our support. We continue to expand our provision with an addition of a new service.

The homes provide placements of varying lengths to children/young people in the age range 6 to 18 years (at the time of admission) who for various reasons cannot live with their own immediate or extended family.

The homes are committed to offering a stimulating, safe, caring environment that promotes a holistic approach to all aspects of the child/young person's life.

The homes aim to:

- Provide children/young people with an individualised package of support that focuses on their assessed needs.

- Offer children/young people therapeutically informed interventions to assist them in achieving personal well-being.

- Assist children/young people to explore their own issues and experiences and work through any emotions and feelings which may become a barrier to a stable placement and future accommodation.

- Provide appropriate levels of support that recognise, value, and encourage children/young people to maintain personal skills and competencies and promote their confidence and self-esteem.

- Provide a comprehensive package of educational support to promote the best possible outcomes for children/young people within their educational setting.

- Work closely with families or substitute families to ensure that when children/young people return home or go to other suitable placements, adequate support via a transition plan is given to both the young person and their family to ensure success.

- Provide age-appropriate independent living programmes to assist young people to be able to develop the necessary skills to enable them to, if appropriate, live independently.

As a Children's Residential Worker in Bridgend you will need to be prepared to work across range of services supporting young people and the service as a whole. You will need to be willing to complete the required induction to register with Social Care Wales and complete the required qualification for the role within an agreed timeframe as set out by the Social Care Wales qualification framework. Your duties include though are not limited to advocating and supporting children in their day to day lives, accompanying and supporting children on health appointments, Cooking, supporting children to manage their feelings, doing fun activities with children, recording and reporting information and working with other professionals to promote the development of the children in our care.

Do you feel that you want to be at the centre of the on-going development of this innovative approach to care? Can you work to the highest of standards, ensuring that the service remains compliant with Regulatory Requirements and support 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, Weekend Working, Standby Duties are a requirement of this post.

Closing Date: 17 September 2025

Shortlisting Date: 18 September 2025

Interview Date: 26 September 2025

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