Residential Support Worker

Job Description

Residential Support Worker

Salary: £24,242 per annum plus an opportunity to earn an additional £4,200 per annum based on an average of 7 sleep-ins per month

Location: Wrexham

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full-time – 37 hours per week (on a rota basis, working days, evenings, waking nights and weekends)

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
  
  

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 X, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.

A Bit About The Role

Our Residential Support Workers create a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to grow and develop. You will ensure their wellbeing is prioritised by delivering personalised care, guidance and advocacy. It is key that they stay safe and healthy and can reach their full potential.

In return we will offer you amazing opportunities to progress within our organisation.

We offer an in-depth induction process and training. Alongside this, we will enrol you in the qualifications which you need to work in the industry. Regular supervision with your line manager, team meetings etc. will ensure you feel part of our team.

Once you have gained the relevant experience and qualifications you will be ready to progress to the next step in your career with us.

About The Service

Tan y Dre Residential Services is a 4-bed therapeutic residential home, where we provide medium to long term care for young people aged 9-18 years old with complex needs and challenging behaviours. The aim of this role is to support them with their transition in to safe and happy adults.

Our children receive a bespoke intervention tailored to their individual needs supported by a team of staff who are fully committed to understating and meeting the child's needs and reduces the identified barriers.

Our therapeutic model will provide an environment where they will receive positive experiences of reliable, consistent parenting through providing specific and structured care, with very clear consistent boundaries.

Our aim is to provide opportunities and experiences that widen the individuals sense of belonging through our individualised support.

How You'll Help To Create Brighter Futures

• Provide compassionate and individualized care to children and young people, ensuring their physical, emotional, and social needs are met.
• Facilitate daily activities to promote the well-being and development of the children and young people.
• Maintain accurate records of care provided, incidents, and progress notes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Offer emotional support and guidance to children and young people, helping them navigate challenges and build resilience.
  
  

Let's Talk About You

• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or be prepared to complete this within 2 years of commencing employment with us, full support will be provided.
• Registration with Social Care Wales, or if not supported by us to complete
• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
• Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families
• Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role
• The ability to drive. The job requires the transportation of children and young people from and to the service as and when required.
  
  

Good to know

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

For more information about the 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 protected] quoting reference 10913 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:

• Action for Children employee benefits
• AfC Commitment Statement
• Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services
  
  

Cyflog: £24,242y flwyddyn (yn ogystal â chyfle i ennill £4,200 ychwanegol y flwyddyn yn seiliedig ar gyfartaledd o 7 cwsg y mis

Lleoliad: Wrecsam

Contract/Oriau: Parhaol, Amser Llawn – 37 awr yr wythnos (ar sail rota, diwrnodau gwaith, gyda'r nos, nosweithiau effro a phenwythnosau)

Buddion:

• 29 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol A gwyliau’r banc, gyda hyd at 5 diwrnod ychwanegol am wasanaeth parhaus ac opsiwn i brynu neu werthu dyddiau rhydd
• Ennill cymwysterau proffesiynol â chyfleoedd hyfforddiant/datblygiad rhagorol.
• Pecynnau mamolaeth, mabwysiadu a thadolaeth hyblyg.
• Pensiwn opsiynol, gyda hyd at 7% o gyfraniad y cyflogwr, sy’n cynnwys yswiriant bwyd
• Porth disgownt staff a chymhwysedd Cerdyn Golau Glas gyda disgowntiau gan 15,000 o werthwyr cenedlaethol
  
  

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.

Dysgwch fwy am Weithredu dros Blant yma: Gweithredu dros Blant ac ar X, LinkedIn, Facebook neu YouTube i ddod i'n hadnabod yn well.

Gair am y rôl

Mae ein Gweithwyr Cymorth Preswyl yn creu amgylchedd diogel a chefnogol i blant a phobl ifanc dyfu a datblygu. Byddwch yn sicrhau bod eu lles yn cael ei flaenoriaethu drwy ddarparu gofal personol, arweiniad ac eiriolaeth. Mae'n allweddol eu bod yn cadw'n ddiogel ac yn iach ac yn gallu cyrraedd eu potensial llawn.

Yn gyfnewid, byddwn yn cynnig cyfleoedd anhygoel i chi symud ymlaen yn ein sefydliad.

Rydym yn cynnig proses sefydlu manwl a hyfforddiant. Ochr yn ochr â hyn, byddwn yn eich cofrestru yn y cymwysterau sydd eu hangen arnoch i weithio yn y diwydiant. Bydd goruchwyliaeth reolaidd gyda'ch rheolwr llinell, cyfarfodydd tîm ac ati yn sicrhau eich bod yn teimlo'n rhan o'n tîm.

Ar ôl i chi ennill y profiad a'r cymwysterau perthnasol byddwch yn barod i symud ymlaen i'r cam nesaf yn eich gyrfa gyda ni.

Gair am y gwasanaeth

Mae Gwasanaethau Preswyl Tan y Dre yn gartref preswyl therapiwtig 4 gwely, lle rydym yn darparu gofal tymor canolig i hir i bobl ifanc 9-18 oed ag anghenion cymhleth ac ymddygiadau heriol. Nod y rôl hon yw eu cynorthwyo a’u trawsnewid i fod yn oedolion diogel a hapus.

Mae ein plant yn derbyn ymyriad pwrpasol i’w hangenion unigol wedi’u cynorthwyo gan dîm o staff sy’n gwbl ymroddedig i ddeall ac ateb anghenion y plant ac i leihau’r rhwystrau a adnabyddir.

Bydd ein model therapiwtig yn darparu amgylchedd lle byddant yn derbyn profiadau cadarnhaol o fagu teulu yn ddibynadwy, a chyson trwy ddarparu gofal penodol a strwythuredig, gyda ffiniau eglur cyson iawn.

Sut y byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy llewyrchus

• Darparu gofal tosturiol ac unigolyddol i blant a phobl ifanc, gan sicrhau bod eu hanghenion corfforol, emosiynol a chymdeithasol yn cael eu diwallu.
• Hwyluso gweithgareddau dyddiol i hybu lles a datblygiad plant a phobl ifanc.
• Cadw cofnodion cywir o'r gofal a ddarperir, digwyddiadau, a nodiadau cynnydd, gan sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â safonau rheoleiddio.
• Cynnig cymorth ac arweiniad emosiynol i blant a phobl ifanc, gan eu helpu i ymdopi â heriau a meithrin gwytnwch.
  
  

Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi

• Meddu ar Ddiploma Lefel 3 mewn Gofal Plant Preswyl (neu gyfwerth cydnabyddedig) neu os nad ydych yn meddu ar hyn rhaid i chi fod yn barod i gwblhau hwn o fewn 2 flynedd i ddechrau cyflogaeth gyda ni, bydd cymorth llawn yn cael ei ddarparu.
• Profiad amlwg o weithio mewn lleoliad gofal a datblygu perthnasoedd cadarnhaol trwy ymddiriedaeth.
• Cymhwyso ystod o dechnegau i gydlynu a chyfathrebu â defnyddwyr gwasanaeth a'u teuluoedd.
• Dangos dull sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddatrysiadau i fynd i'r afael â phroblemau, yn unigol ac mewn lleoliad tîm.
• Dangos gwydnwch emosiynol i ymateb i natur heriol y rôl.
  
  

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 protected] gan ddyfynnu cyfeirnod 10913 a byddwn yn hapus i roi unrhyw gefnogaeth sydd ei hangen arnoch chi.

Amrywiaeth, cydraddoldeb a chynhwysiant

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.

Dogfennau Defnyddiol:

• Llyfryn buddion gweithwyr Gweithredu dros
• Datganiad Ymrwymiad GdB