Residential Support Worker

Residential Support Worker

Salary:  £28,100 per annum (£22,783 pro-rata) plus an opportunity to earn an additional £2,600 per annum based on an average of 1 sleep-ins per week

Location:  Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

Contract/Hours:  Permanent, Part-time – 30 hours per week

Benefits

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.

Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.

About the Service

This is a fun and welcoming service and you will be joining a committed and ambitious team, led by a manager who really wants to see you develop and reach your potential!

Our Vale of Glamorgan Short Breaks Project in Barry provides residential short breaks, community outreach services and Domiciliary Care for the most vulnerable disabled children and young people aged from 6 to 18 years in the Barry, Penarth and Sully. The service is centrally located with great public transport links all around, only a 5 minute walk from Cadoxton train station!

About the role

Qualified or currently working towards a level 3 in Health and Social Care, within this Shift Leading Residential Support Worker role, you’ll ensure high standards of care and personalised support for the children and young people we support.

This will include supporting in the absence of the Registered Manager or Team Leader, supervisions of staff, case managing and assisting in the development of the service.

How you’ll create brighter futures

• Lead shifts with the primary aim of the provision of a high-quality service.

• Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports.

• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.

• Supervise and guide staff as required, in accordance with Action for Children policies and procedures.

Let’s talk about you

• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care children and young people (or recognised equivalent) or currently working towards .

• Experience of shift leading a team of support workers

• Flexibility to work a variety of shift patterns as agreed via the rolling rota.
• Experience and training in safeguarding
• Driving License for transportation of young person from and to the service (desirable)

Good to know

For more information about the Residential Support Worker role, please review our full job description by clicking here .

If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Scott Jones at ***email_hidden*** quoting reference 13665 and we'll be happy to give you any support you require.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Useful Documents

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Teitl swydd:  Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl

Cyflog:  £28,100 y flwyddyn (£22,783 pro-rata) ynghyd â chyfle i ennill £2,600 ychwanegol y flwyddyn yn seiliedig ar gyfartaledd o 1 gysgu i mewn yr wythnos

Lleoliad:  Y Barri, Bro Morgannwg

Contract/Oriau:  Parhaol, Rhan amser – 30 awr yr wythnos

Buddion

• Dros 7 wythnos o absenoldeb â thâl cynhwysol a’r opsiwn i brynu neu werthu absenoldeb

• Hyfforddiant gwych a’r cyfle i ymgymryd â hyfforddiant proffesiynol ar gyfer rhai rolau

• Pecynnau mamolaeth, tadolaeth a mabwysiadu hyblyg

• Hyd at 5% o gyfraniad y cyflogwr ac yswiriant bywyd

• Cymhwysedd Cerdyn Golau Glas gyda gostyngiadau yn 15,000 o fanwerthwyr cenedlaethol

• Rydym yn gyflogwr achrededig Cyflog Byw Go Iawn

• Parcio am ddim ar y safle

Rydym yn un o'r elusennau plant mwyaf yn y DU ac rydym wedi bod yn gwneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau plant bregus y DU ers dros 150 o flynyddoedd.

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Mae hwn yn wasanaeth hwyliog a chroesawgar a byddwch yn ymuno â thîm ymroddedig ac uchelgeisiol, dan arweiniad rheolwr sydd eisiau eich gweld chi’n datblygu a chyflawni eich potensial!

Mae ein Prosiect Egwyliau Byr Bro Morgannwg yn y Barri yn darparu egwyliau preswyl byr, gwasanaethau allgymorth cymunedol a Gofal Cartref i’r plant a’r bobl ifanc anabl fwyaf bregus rhwng 6 i 18 oed yn y Barri, Penarth a Sili. Mae’r gwasanaeth mewn lleoliad canolog gyda chysylltiadau trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus wych o amgylch yr ardal a dim ond 5 munud ydyw i gerdded o orsaf drenau Llangatwg!

Ynglŷn â'r rôl

Yn gymwys neu'n gweithio tuag at lefel 3 mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol ar hyn o bryd, o fewn y rôl hon o Weithwyr Cymorth Preswyl, byddwch yn arwain tîm o weithwyr cymorth ar shifft, gan sicrhau safonau uchel o ofal a chymorth personol i'r plant a'r bobl ifanc rydym yn eu cefnogi.

Bydd hyn yn cynnwys cefnogi yn absenoldeb y Rheolwr Cofrestredig neu'r Arweinydd Tîm, goruchwylio staff, rheoli achosion a chynorthwyo i ddatblygu'r gwasanaeth.

Sut byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy disglair

• Arwain sifftiau gyda'r prif nod o ddarparu gwasanaeth o ansawdd uchel.
• Byddwch yn rheoli/arwain gwaith cynllunio achosion, gan gynnwys cynnal asesiadau, adolygu a rheoli risgiau.
• Cydlynu cyfrifoldebau o fewn y gwasanaeth, gydag amlasiantaeth a chynhyrchu gwybodaeth i deuluoedd, gan gynnwys dadansoddi ac adroddiadau ysgrifenedig.
• Presenoldeb mewn cyfarfodydd proffesiynol gan gynnwys adolygiadau, gwaith llys ac ati.
• Goruchwylio ac arwain staff yn ôl yr angen, yn unol â pholisïau a gweithdrefnau Gweithredu dros Blant.

Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi

• Cymhwyster Lefel 3 mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol plant a phobl ifanc (neu gydnabyddedig cyfwerth) neu sy'n gweithio tuag ato ar hyn o bryd .
• Profiad o shifft yn arwain tîm o weithwyr cymorth
• Hyblygrwydd i weithio amrywiaeth o batrymau shifft fel y cytunwyd trwy'r rota treigl.
• Profiad a hyfforddiant mewn diogelu
• Profiad o ddatblygu cynlluniau gofal wedi'u teilwra

Da i wybod

Sylwer na allwn gynnig nawdd ar gyfer y rôl hon.

Am ragor o wybodaeth am y rôl, adolygwch ein disgrifiad swydd llawn drwy glicio yma.

Os, am unrhyw reswm, bydd angen cefnogaeth arnoch gyda'ch cais, cysylltwch â Scott Jones yn ***email_hidden*** gan ddyfynnu cyfeirnod 13665 a byddwn yn hapus i roi unrhyw gefnogaeth sydd ei hangen arnoch chi.

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Yn Gweithredu dros Blant, rydym yn ymroddedig i feithrin gweithle amrywiol, cynhwysol a dilys. Rydym yn annog ceisiadau’n frwd gan ymgeiswyr Du, Asiaidd ac o Ethnigrwydd Lleiafrifol, ac ymgeiswyr anabl, am nad ydynt wedi eu cynrychioli’n ddigonol yn Gweithredu dros Blant. Rydym am gymryd camau pwrpasol a bwriadol i sicrhau cyfleoedd cyfartal i bob grŵp mewn cymdeithas ac i Gweithredu dros Blant.

Mae staff gwrywaidd yn cael eu tangynrychioli o fewn ein rolau Gwasanaeth Plant. Hoffem annog mwy o ymgeiswyr gwrywaidd ar gyfer ein rolau Gwasanaeth Plant.

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