Young Person's Assistant

Location: Llanfyllin

Hours: Permanent, Part-Time (working 8 hours a week)

Salary: £8.21 per hour

How do we 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 Powys Community Additional Needs Project provides support to children and young people with additional learning needs aged 0 to 18 years of age both at home and in the community.

We currently support approximately 80 children aged 0 -18 years of age throughout Powys but this role is to cover the Machynlleth area.

This role is working 6 hours a week and, although the hours are negotiable, they will need to include weekends and evenings to suit the needs of the children and young people and their families. We may also able to accept more or less hours to suit you.

How will you make a difference?

By supporting children and young people with their development and independence
By enabling the social and emotional health of children and young people
By organising and providing outreach support to children and young people
By empowering children and young people to thrive within their community
By adapting to the needs of the children, young people and their families.

What will you need?

Experience of supporting children and young people with disabilities and their families.
Adaptability
Excellent communication skills
Flexible working hours, evenings, weekend working, depending on need.
Full clean driving licence and access to own vehicle including 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.
Knowledge of Makaton is desirable
Welsh language desirable, not essential

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.

If you meet all the criteria and would like to proceed with your application, you'll be redirected to an application form on our website which should only take around 5 minutes to complete. Please have your CV handy to upload. As this job involves working around children, there are some specific questions we need to ask you as part of your application process. Thanks for taking the time to apply and we wish you the best of luck!

Apply now.

For more information on this opportunity please contact Moni on 07741 742013 or email her at Moni.Ali@actionforchildren.org.uk

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