Your New Company We are looking for experienced and motivated residential childcare officers to join a strong team within the Cardiff region. You will be ensuring that young people receive personalised and sensitive care that meets their various psychological, physical and health needs.

Your New Role In the role of residential childcare officer, you will be supporting children aged 6 - 18 with emotional behaviour disorder and/or complex needs. You will actively support the individuals to achieve self-advocacy and promote independence. The role will also include involvement in education needs such as homework or revision. You will be required to take on key worker responsibilities, building a strong relationship with the young people and implementing their personal care plans. You will be responsible for maintaining the supported living environment, including helping with cooking and cleaning. In addition to this, you will provide access to the community, transporting young people to various activities and appointments.

What You'll Need to Succeed To succeed in the role of residential childcare officer, you will need a minimum on 1 years' experience working directly with children with emotional behaviour disorder and complex needs. In addition to this, you will need experience dealing with challenging behaviour that can be displayed both verbally and physically. ...