View Vacancy -- Residential Child Care Practitioner - Beddau Community Home

We are currently looking to employ a Residential Child Care Practitioner to work full time at Beddau Community Home. The home provides accommodation for 5 vulnerable children and young people. The successful candidate will provide day to day care and support to the children and young people living at the home.

The specific responsibilities of the post include:

• To promote the well-being of Children and young people by encouraging a healthy lifestyle, educational attainments and stimulating leisure activities.
• To prepare for and participate in planning and review meetings.
• To share in the practical activities necessary to maintain the standard of the home.

The successful candidate must be prepared to be flexible as the role will involve shift work, including weekends, Bank Holidays and sleep-in duties.

The successful candidate will be required to register with Social Care Wales, and undertake the QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and social Care(Children and Young people), within 2 years of registration with Social Care Wales.

For more information please contact the Registered Manager, Nicola Howard on (01443) 202600.

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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 has been unsuccessful on this occasion. in which case you are thanked for your interest you have shown in applying for a position within the council.