Conwy County Borough Council / Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy
Location
Conwy
All areas
Job details
Contract type
Permanent
Pay
£25185 - 25583 per year
Area of care
Social Care
Workplace
Residential Children's Home
Job role
Residential Child Care Worker
Job description
Work base: Sylva Gardens, Llandudno
Join Us to Make a Real Difference!
Are you passionate about helping young people have the best life possible? At Sylva Gardens, we work together to create a caring, supportive home for 3 children and young people up to the age of 18 with learning disabilities. We focus on each child's needs, helping them build skills, independence, and a sense of belonging in their community.
About the Role: • No experience needed-just a caring attitude and a willingness to learn. • As a Level 1 Worker, you'll start your career with us and get plenty of support. • You'll attend college while to gain your core qualification whilst working within Sylva Gardens.
Training and Support: • Experienced staff will mentor and coach you, helping you build confidence and skills. • You'll learn how to support children in their daily lives, handle challenging situations, and communicate effectively. • Training covers important approaches like 'Active Support' and 'Positive Behaviour Support'-all designed to help children thrive and help you deal with difficult encounters and critical situation and how to apply appropriate strategies to support the young people to manage behaviours that challenge. • After you complete your qualification and probation period, you'll automatically progress to Level 2, where you'll take on more responsibility and work flexible hours to meet the needs of the children. • Develop trusted professional relationships with children and young people to keep them safe, balancing empowerment and limit setting in a nurturing, supportive and consistent way. • Develop own skills to successfully communicate with the child/young person following a strategy that they would understand.
What We're Looking For: • Friendly, trustworthy, and supportive people with a positive outlook. • Someone who can build good relationships with children and is open to learning new things. • Work unsociable hours, and the ability to do Sleep in & Waking Nights once progressing to being a Level 2 worker.
Why Join Us? • Make a real difference in children's lives. • Work in a supportive team where every child's voice matters. • Get regular supervision, accredited training, and chances to develop your career.
We will be holding various information Sessions Via Teams on:
If you're interested or want to know more, please reach out to us at Wecarewales@conwy.gov.uk where our Employment Mentor will guide you through the application process. We're excited to meet you and support your journey.
Welsh Language Skills: The ability to communicate in Welsh is essential x2 and desirable x4 for this post. We are committed to our Welsh language and are proud of our Welsh culture. We welcome applications in both Welsh and English and application forms received in either language will not be treated less favourably than each other. We're passionate about supporting and encouraging you to use your Cymraeg whatever your level. We offer free classes at all levels, in-person and on-line to support you.
Conwy is committed to safeguarding. Qualifications and references will be verified.
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Learn more about our recruitment process by visiting our Recruitment Process Page
We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and inclusive teams that embrace a wide range of voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. Creating a workplace that is welcoming and where everyone feels they belong ensures we can deliver great services.
We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you evidence that you meet the essential criteria of the job in your application (requirements marked with an 'E' on the Person Specification).
We are happy to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process (and in employment) where possible. We encourage you to request adjustments. To do this please contact the manager named above to discuss your needs and potential support. There are options to apply via different formats, please contact the HR Team on 01492 576129 to discuss how we can support you. These requests will not put you at any disadvantage. Need some support with your application? We've got tips, guidance and support services to help you through it.
Mae'r ffurflen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg hefyd.
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