A career that's life-changing
Assistant Residential Worker
Location: Barry
Hours: Permanent, Part-Time (working 28 hours a week on a 24/7 shift rota basis
Salary: Circa £22,300 per annum, pro rata
How do Action for Children work?
Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and families.
Our Vale of Glamorgan Short Breaks Project in Ty Robin Goch provides residential short breaks and community outreach services for the most vulnerable disabled children and young people aged from 6 to 18 years in the Vale of Glamorgan.
How will you make a difference?
- As an Residential Worker you will support the service we provide to children and young people by:
- Undertaking sessional work with young people out in the community (leisure activities, park visits, shopping trips etc.) and transporting them to these locations.
- Supporting young people and families in their home environment.
- Supporting young people in Ty Robin on their overnight stays.
- Taking responsibility for the personal care and routines of the young people
- Supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes
- Being responsible for the safeguarding of young people
- Leading shifts and supervising staff
- Link working sick young people (managing paperwork and files)
What will you need?
- Experience of working with children or young people (experience working with children with disabilities would be an advantage)
- Level 3 QCF Working with Children and Young People is essential
- Working of own initiative
- You'll need to be a driver and have access to your own car. The role requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.
- A positive and confident approach to engaging with children and young people
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team
- A flexible approach to working hours (service open seven days a week)
- A good standard of written English and the ability to make accurate notes for record-keeping purposes
- Registration or willingness to register with Social Care Wales
How will we reward you?
- Minimum 29 days' holiday (pro-rata)
- Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages
- Season ticket travel loans
- Company pension scheme
- Discounts at major high street retailers.
Plus, there's a lot more besides.
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
Gyrfa sy'n newid bywyd
Gweithiwr preswyl Cynorthwyol
Lleoliad: y Barri
Oriau: parhaol, rhan-amser (gweithio 28 awr yr wythnos ar sail rota sifft 24/7)
Cyflog - £22,000 y flwyddyn pro rata
Sut mae gweithredu dros blant yn gweithio?
Mae gweithredu dros blant yn gwneud yr hyn sy'n iawn, yn gwneud beth sydd ei angen ac yn gwneud beth sy'n gweithio i blant yn y DU. Bob blwyddyn, mae ein tîm yn newid bywydau 301,000 o blant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd.
Mae ein prosiect gwyliau byr Bro Morgannwg yn Nhŷ Robin Goch yn darparu gwasanaethau seibiant byr preswyl a gwasanaeth allgymorth cymunedol i'r plant a'r bobl ifanc anabl mwyaf agored i niwed rhwng 6 a 18 oed ym Mro Morgannwg.
Sut y byddwch chi'n gwneud gwahaniaeth?
- Fel gweithiwr preswyl, byddwch yn cefnogi'r gwasanaeth rydym yn ei ddarparu i blant a phobl ifanc trwy:
- Gwneud gwaith sesiynol gyda phobl ifanc allan yn y gymuned (gweithgareddau hamdden, ymweliadau â'r Parc, tripiau siopa ac ati) a'u cludo i'r lleoliadau hyn.
- Cefnogi pobl ifanc a theuluoedd yn eu hamgylchedd cartref.
- Cefnogi pobl ifanc yn Nhŷ Robin ar ôl aros dros nos.
- Cymryd cyfrifoldeb am ofal personol ac arferion y bobl ifanc
- Cefnogi pobl ifanc i gyflawni canlyniadau cadarnhaol
- Bod yn gyfrifol am ddiogelu pobl ifanc
- Arwain sifftiau a goruchwylio staff
Cysylltu pobl ifanc sâl eu gwaith (rheoli gwaith papur a ffeiliau)
Beth fyddwch chi ei angen?
- Profiad o weithio gyda phlant neu bobl ifanc (byddai profiad o weithio gyda phlant ag anableddau yn fantais)
- FFCCH lefel 3 Mae gweithio gyda phlant a phobl ifanc yn hanfodol
- Gweithio ar eich liwt eich hun
- Bydd angen i chi fod yn yrrwr a chael mynediad i'ch car eich hun. Mae'r rôl yn gofyn am y gallu i deithio yn ôl anghenion y swydd, gydag addasiadau rhesymol, os bydd angen, yn ôl y Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb.
- Dull cadarnhaol a hyderus o ymgysylltu â phlant a phobl ifanc
- Y gallu i weithio'n effeithiol fel rhan o dîm
- Agwedd hyblyg tuag at oriau gwaith (gwasanaeth ar agor saith diwrnod yr wythnos)
- Safon dda o Saesneg ysgrifenedig a'r gallu i wneud nodiadau cywir at ddibenion cadw cofnodion
- Cofrestru neu barodrwydd i gofrestru gyda gofal cymdeithasol Cymru
Y buddion
- Lleiafswm o 29 diwrnod o wyliau (pro rata)
- Trefniadau gweithio hyblyg, gan gynnwys pecyn mamolaeth, tadolaeth a mabwysiadu
- Benthyciad ar gyfer tocyn tymor
- Cynllun pensiwn y cwmni
- Gostyngiadau mewn manwerthwyr y stryd fawr.
Ac mae llawer mwy hefyd.
Mae hyn yn gyfle gwych i wneud gwahaniaeth mawr i fywydau plant agored i niwed ac i adeiladu gyrfa foddhaus ac ystyrlon gydag elusen plant flaenllaw yn y Deyrnas Unedig.
Mae Gweithredu dros Blant wedi ymrwymo i arfer recriwtio diogelach a ddyluniwyd i ddiogelu lles y plant a phobl ifanc sy'n defnyddio ein gwasanaethau.
Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
