Senior Residential Care Worker
| Posting date: | 19 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,412 to £38,220 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 January 2026 |
| Location: | Caerphilly County, Wales |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Caerphilly County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ0010648 |
Summary
We are recruiting a Senior Residential Care Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Various Locations across the Borough
Team: Residential Services
This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.
We pay an attractive salary of £35,412 - £38,220 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
Caerphilly Residential Services are expanding their homes and we need sufficient staff within each home to satisfy Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) requirements. Within each home children will be cared for 24/7 by residential care staff, with 3 staff on shift in the larger homes at all times and 2 staff on shift for the smaller homes at all times.
The core purpose of the role is to assist the Registered Manager in providing an emotionally secure, consistent, warm, supportive and caring environment for the young people and to encourage their social, physical, emotional, intellectual and moral development so that they may realise their own potential.
For the role, we ask that you have:
1. NVQ 3 Caring for Children and Young People Or NVQ 4 Care, Or Predecessor QCF Diploma Level 3 Health and Social Care Children and Young People.
2. At least 2 years experience in a Residential child care setting.
3. Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to undertake home visits, to transport children, young people and parents / carers during the week.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification on our website, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Williams on 07971781534 or email willik19@caerphilly.gov.uk
Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Various Locations across the Borough
Team: Residential Services
This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.
We pay an attractive salary of £35,412 - £38,220 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
Caerphilly Residential Services are expanding their homes and we need sufficient staff within each home to satisfy Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) requirements. Within each home children will be cared for 24/7 by residential care staff, with 3 staff on shift in the larger homes at all times and 2 staff on shift for the smaller homes at all times.
The core purpose of the role is to assist the Registered Manager in providing an emotionally secure, consistent, warm, supportive and caring environment for the young people and to encourage their social, physical, emotional, intellectual and moral development so that they may realise their own potential.
For the role, we ask that you have:
1. NVQ 3 Caring for Children and Young People Or NVQ 4 Care, Or Predecessor QCF Diploma Level 3 Health and Social Care Children and Young People.
2. At least 2 years experience in a Residential child care setting.
3. Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to undertake home visits, to transport children, young people and parents / carers during the week.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification on our website, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Williams on 07971781534 or email willik19@caerphilly.gov.uk
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