Residential Child Care Practitioner Ystrad Fechan

Residential Child Care Practitioner Ystrad Fechan

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Job Description

Do you have what it takes to make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people? An opportunity has arisen to recruit Residential Child Care Practitioners (RCCP) to a newly developed home in Treorchy. As an RCCP, you will be part of a caring team that provides a safe, nurturing home for up to five children and young people, led and supported by a Registered Manager and experienced Senior staff.

Successful applicants will be committed to improving the lives of children with complex needs and those who have experienced childhood trauma. You will support individuals to work through their experiences, with the goal of aiding recovery and building resilience, to achieve their personal goals. This will involve providing emotional and physical support to enable children and young people to reach their full potential, sometimes in challenging situations. You will work actively with families and professionals to ensure care and support is personalised to meet individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily care and support for up to five children and young people in a residential setting.
• Engage with children and young people, fostering emotional and physical wellbeing.
• Work creatively with a high level of active engagement in activities and direct work.
• Support individuals to work through their experiences within a therapeutic environment, utilising the Trauma Recovery Model of Care.
• Collaborate with families and professionals to personalise care and support.
• Adapt and respond to challenging situations with empathy and resilience.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation in accordance with council policies.
• Foster a positive and inclusive environment that promotes learning and growth.
• Work flexibly – day afternoon, occasional nights, weekends, bank holidays and sleep‑in duties.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Positivity and resilience.
• A commitment to providing safe and caring environments for children and young people to learn and grow.
• Compassion and empathy, and enthusiasm to promote individual choice.
• The ability to invest in developing trusting relationships.
• An enthusiasm and commitment to learning.
• Work patterns will include day afternoon and occasional nights, in addition to working weekends, bank holidays and sleep‑in duties.
• Hold or be prepared to work towards the QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People) or predecessor NVQ Level 3 (Children and Young People).
• Registered with Social Care Wales, either on appointment or following completion of the Induction Framework.

Our Offer to you

We recognise that working in Social Care is professionally and personally challenging and demands considerable levels of skill, commitment and enthusiasm. We offer a dedicated in‑house Learning and Development Centre actively supporting your professional development. Successful applicants will be fully funded to receive the necessary training and support required to undertake the role. Successful applicants who do not hold the relevant qualification will be supported to achieve the QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People) within 2 years of appointment.

• 26 days Annual Leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years’ service. Option to purchase additional annual leave up to 10 days per year (pro rata).
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Discounted LeisureForLife Membership.
• Vivup Card (staff discount).
• Access to our Occupational Health Unit and CARI, our new digital confidential wellbeing tool.

Contact

For further information about this vacancy or to arrange an informal discussion please contact Julia Hart (Registered Manager) on 07971 083792.

Safeguarding and Legal Statements

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council. In addition to safeguarding, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender including those with non‑binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

As part of the Council’s longer‑term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, we are committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh‑speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh‑speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.