Children's Residential Worker - Shift Leader; Cae Borough Council

Children's Residential Worker - Shift Leader (Cae Bryn House)

Employer: Bridgend County Borough Council

Location: Cae Bryn House, Bridgend County Borough

Job Type: Full-time, 32 hours per week

Seniority level: Entry level

Do you have experience working in Children’s Residential Care? If so, this is an exciting time to join Bridgend Council as we continue to remodel the way we meet the needs of children and young people who need our support.

The homes provide placements of varying lengths to children/young people aged 6 to 18 years at the time of admission who cannot live with their 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 promoting their young person’s independence.
• 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 shift leader in Bridgend, you will be based in one service but may be required to work across a range of services supporting young people and the residential service as a whole. You will be suitably qualified in line with the qualification framework (or have a willingness to work towards the qualification) as well as having experience working in children’s residential care.

The shift leader will work closely with senior members of staff and management but will take responsibility for organising, planning and leading shifts when required. Responsibilities include working directly with children, liaising with other professionals, attending meetings, report writing and completing any tasks linked to the role.

Do you want to be at the centre of the ongoing development and be part of a growing service offering potential pathways to future advancement and opportunities? 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!

Requirements:

• Ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement.
• 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.
• Sleeping In, Weekend Working, Standby Duties are a requirement.
• Experience working in children’s residential care.
• Willingness to work towards the qualification framework if not already qualified.

Closing Date: 07 January 2026