Residential Worker

Location Mold
Job Type Contract
Salary Up to £22500 per annum
Reference 2781_1571410077
Duration Until 31/03/20

Location: Mold

Hours: FTC until 31/3/2020 Part-Time (working 30 hours a week)

Salary: £22,500 per annum, pro rata

How do we work?

Arosfa Short Breaks offers a variety of overnight stays to children and young people aged 8 to 18 with a wide range of disabilities. Based in Flintshire, you'll join our Residential team to provide a fun and stimulating environment to our children and young people on a 24/7 shift rota basis including weekends and sleep in duties.

How will you make a difference?

  • By helping the young people to understand their feelings and work with them to identify coping strategies
  • By communicating, engaging, encouraging and supporting young people to take part in local activities and events to develop social and independence skills.
  • By promoting a safe environment, where young people can thrive and try out new experiences and have fun
  • By advocating on behalf of the children and young people
  • By becoming part of the staff team and providing support for young people during their stay
  • By working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team

What will you need?

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or QCF Level 3 is essential for this role
  • Flexibility to work as part of a rota
  • Existing registration with Social Care Wales or the willingness to register
  • Experience of working in a residential setting, ideally with experience of key working responsibilities.
  • To be able to effectively and safely deal with children and young people with disabilities
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good knowledge of IT and ability to work confidently using it
  • Good knowledge of Safeguarding, and keeping young people safe
  • Access to a car with business insurance. The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.
  • Ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential
  • Ability to assist with personal care requirements

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

Lleoliad: Yr Wyddgrug

Oriau: FTC - 30 awr yr wythnos - rhan amser

Cyflog: £22,500 y flwyddyn, pro rata.

Sut ydym ni'n gweithio?

Mae seibiannau byr Arosfa yn cynnig amrywiaeth o arosiadau dros nos i blant a phobl ifanc rhwng 8 ac 18 oed sydd ag ystod eang o anableddau. Wedi'ch lleoli yn Sir y Fflint, byddwch yn ymuno â'n tîm Preswyl i ddarparu amgylchedd hwyliog ac ysgogol i'n plant a'n pobl ifanc ar sail rota sifft 24/7 gan gynnwys gweithio ar benwythnosau a dyletswyddau cysgu i mewn.

Sut fyddwch chi'n gwneud gwahaniaeth?

  • Trwy helpu'r bobl ifanc i ddeall eu teimladau a gweithio gyda nhw i adnabod strategaethau ymdopi.
  • Trwy gyfathrebu gyda, ennyn diddordeb, annog a chefnogi pobl ifanc i gymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau a digwyddiadau lleol i ddatblygu sgiliau cymdeithasol ac annibyniaeth.
  • Trwy hyrwyddo amgylchedd diogel, lle gall pobl ifanc ffynnu, rhoi cynnig ar brofiadau newydd a chael hwyl
  • Trwy eirioli ar ran plant a phobl ifanc
  • Trwy ddod yn aelod o'r tîm a darparu cefnogaeth i bobl ifanc yn ystod eu harhosiad
  • Drwy weithio fel aelod o dîm amlddisgyblaeth ac aml-asiantaeth

Beth fydd ei angen arnoch?

  • NVQ Lefel 3 mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol neu Fframwaith Cymwysterau a Chredydau (QCF) Lefel 3 yn hanfodol
  • Cofrestriad presennol gyda Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru neu barodrwydd i gofrestru
  • Yr hyblygrwydd i weithio fel rhan o rota
  • Profiad o weithio mewn lleoliad preswyl, ac yn ddelfrydol profiad o gyfrifoldebau gwaith allweddol.
  • Gallu delio â phlant a phobl ifanc sydd ag anableddau yn effeithiol a diogel
  • Sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol
  • Gwybodaeth dda am TG a'r gallu i'w ddefnyddio'n hyderus
  • Gwybodaeth dda am Ddiogelu a chadw pobl ifanc yn ddiogel
  • Mynediad i gar gydag yswiriant busnes. Mae'r swydd yn gofyn am y gallu i deithio yn ôl anghenion y swydd, gydag addasiadau rhesymol, os oes angen, yn unol â'r Ddeddf Gydraddoldeb.
  • Mae'r gallu i gyfathrebu'n Gymraeg yn ddymunol ond nid yw'n hanfodol.
  • Gallu cynorthwyo gyda gofynion gofal personol

Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i wneud gwahaniaeth go iawn i fywydau plant sy'n agored i niwed ac i adeiladu gyrfa foddhaus a gwerth chweil gydag un o brif elusennau blant y DU.

Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn ymrwymedig i arferion recriwtio fwy diogel, sydd wedi'u dylunio i ddiogelu lles y plant a'r bobl ifanc sy'n defnyddio ein gwasanaethau.

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