Pontypridd
£17,600 Pro Rata
25Hours - Part-Time (Rota basis)
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role
Rhondda Short Breaks is a 4 -bedded Residential Service providing overnight stays to children and young people, aged between 5 and 18 who have a variety of learning difficulties. The project provides support and opportunities to children, young people during their overnight stay.
As an Assistant Residential Worker, your role is to help the team provide a safe and caring environment, supporting the children with household tasks and all aspects of their care.
You will make a difference by:
- Giving children & young people opportunities to mix with their peers.
- Ensuring families have a break from their caring role.
- Promoting opportunities to children & young people.
- Providing a responsive and outcome driven service.
- Administering medication and supporting children & young people with their personal care needs.
You will need:
- Experience of working with disabled children & young people.
- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare or equivalent, within 18 months of taking up the post.
- Registered with Social Care Wales, or a commitment to undertake your induction and register within six months of starting the role.
- Attend team meetings and training as required to meet the needs of young people and the service.
- The flexibility to work varied shifts on a rota basis to cover the service 24/7.
- To work cross functionally with other Action for Children projects.
The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
For more information, please contact Machaela Huggins on 07776 659 803 or email recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
