Role: Residential Worker

Location: Neath Port Talbot

Job type: Permanent part time 30 hours per week - Shift rota pattern over a 7 day working week including evenings/mornings, sleep in's and an occasionally waking night

Salary: £22,500 pro rata

Are you a naturally empathetic and self - motivated individual who is passionate about changing the lives of children, young people and their families throughout the UK for the better? If so, you are in luck as we are currently looking for a Residential Worker who takes pride in providing the best level of care to Children and Young People to join our team. This is an exciting and rewarding role with the opportunity to make a huge personal impact.

How do Action for Children work?

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and their families - but for every child who requires help, there's plenty more to do.

Park House provides overnight short breaks for children aged 7-18 years old who have a diagnosed disability. The service works in conjunction with the local county council to provide services.

As Residential Worker, it will be your responsibility to lead shifts as well as ensuring that the care that is being provided is to the best possible standard.

How will you make a difference?

By leading and supporting the rest of the team on shift.
By ensuring safeguarding practices are in place.
By supporting children and young people in their personal care, administration of medication and procedures in line with the services policies and procedures.
By providing a safe and fun environment to achieve positive outcomes.
By encouraging communication and participation across the service.
By promoting independence.
By attending appointments and meetings.
By building excellent rapports with Service Users, their families and other care professionals.
By contributing to the development and evaluation of personal plans and risk assessments.

What will you need?

A real compassionate and positive attitude is a must
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills
The ability to work well within a team
Hold previous leadership skills but training will be supplied for the right candidate
Have the type of mentality to see this as a career step not another job
Previous experience working with either Children or Service Users with Learning Disabilities would be an advantage but once again training will be provided
Health and social care level 3 in Children and Young People is desirable or willing to work towards the new practice qualifcation

What are the benefits?

As an appreciation towards our staff we offer:

An excellent company pension scheme
Minimum of 29 days Annual Leave
Season ticket travel loans
Childcare vouchers
Professional development with access to 100's of courses available from the first day
Discounts at major high street retailers

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. So don't delay, apply today!

For further information please contact Moni Ali on 077471 742249

Gweithiwr Preswyl

Lleoliad: Castell-nedd Port Talbot

Math o swydd: Rhan-amser parhaol 30 awr yr wythnos - Patrwm rota shifft dros wythnos waith 7 diwrnod gan gynnwys gyda'r nos / bore, cysgu i mewn a noson ddeffro o bryd i'w gilydd

Cyflog: £ 22,500 pro rata

Ydych chi'n unigolyn sy'n llawn empathi ac yn llawn cymhelliant sy'n angerddol am newid bywydau plant, pobl ifanc a'u teuluoedd ledled y DU er gwell? Os felly, rydych chi mewn lwc gan ein bod ar hyn o bryd yn chwilio am Weithiwr Preswyl sy'n ymfalchïo mewn darparu'r lefel orau o ofal i Blant a Phobl Ifanc i ymuno â'n tîm. Mae hon yn rôl gyffrous a gwerth chweil gyda'r cyfle i gael effaith bersonol enfawr.

Sut mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn gweithio?

Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn gwneud yr hyn sy'n iawn, yn gwneud yr hyn sydd ei angen ac yn gwneud yr hyn sy'n gweithio i blant ledled y DU. Bob blwyddyn, mae ein tîm yn newid bywydau 301,000 o blant, pobl ifanc a'u teuluoedd - ond i bob plentyn sydd angen help, mae digon mwy i'w wneud.

Mae Park House yn darparu seibiannau byr dros nos i blant 7-18 oed sydd ag anabledd wedi'i ddiagnosio. Mae'r gwasanaeth yn gweithio ar y cyd â'r cyngor sir lleol i ddarparu gwasanaethau.

Fel Gweithiwr Preswyl, eich cyfrifoldeb chi fydd arwain sifftiau yn ogystal â sicrhau bod y gofal sy'n cael ei ddarparu i'r safon orau bosibl.

Sut y byddwch chi'n gwneud gwahaniaeth?

Trwy arwain a chefnogi gweddill y tîm ar shifft.
Trwy sicrhau bod arferion diogelu ar waith.
Trwy gefnogi plant a phobl ifanc yn eu gofal personol, rhoi meddyginiaeth a gweithdrefnau yn unol â'r polisïau a'r gweithdrefnau gwasanaethau.
Trwy ddarparu amgylchedd diogel a hwyliog i sicrhau canlyniadau cadarnhaol.
Trwy annog cyfathrebu a chyfranogi ar draws y gwasanaeth.
Trwy hyrwyddo annibyniaeth.
Trwy fynychu apwyntiadau a chyfarfodydd.
Trwy adeiladu perthnasoedd rhagorol gyda Defnyddwyr Gwasanaeth, eu teuluoedd a gweithwyr gofal proffesiynol eraill.
Trwy gyfrannu at ddatblygu a gwerthuso cynlluniau personol ac asesiadau risg.

Beth fydd ei angen arnoch chi?

Mae agwedd dosturiol a chadarnhaol go iawn yn hanfodol
Sgiliau rhyngbersonol rhagorol
Sgiliau trefnu rhagorol
Y gallu i weithio'n dda o fewn tîm
Dal sgiliau arwain blaenorol ond darperir hyfforddiant ar gyfer yr ymgeisydd cywir
Cael y math o feddylfryd i weld hyn fel cam gyrfa nid swydd arall
Byddai profiad blaenorol o weithio gyda naill ai Plant neu Ddefnyddwyr Gwasanaeth ag Anableddau Dysgu yn fantais ond unwaith eto darperir hyfforddiant
Mae iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol lefel 3 mewn Plant a Phobl Ifanc yn ddymunol neu'n barod i weithio tuag at y cymhwyster ymarfer newydd

Beth yw'r buddion?

Fel gwerthfawrogiad tuag at ein staff rydym yn cynnig:

Cynllun pensiwn cwmni rhagorol
Lleiafswm o 29 diwrnod o Absenoldeb Blynyddol
Benthyciadau teithio tocyn tymor
Talebau gofal plant
Datblygiad proffesiynol gyda mynediad at gannoedd o gyrsiau ar gael o'r diwrnod cyntaf
Gostyngiadau mewn manwerthwyr mawr ar y stryd fawr

Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i wneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol i fywydau plant sy'n agored i niwed ac i adeiladu gyrfa foddhaus ac ystyrlon gydag elusen blant flaenllaw yn y DU. Felly peidiwch ag oedi, gwnewch gais heddiw!

Am wybodaeth bellach cysylltwch â Moni Ali ar 077471 742249

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