Assistant Residential Worker

Job Description

Circa Salary:£19,600 per annum (pro rata) equivalent of £10.15 per hourContract/Hours:Permanent, 25 hours per weekShifts:Days (7am to 11am), Afternoons (2pm to 10pm), Nights (10pm to 9am) and your rota always provided one month in advance.Location:Barry, Penarth and SullyWere hiring a number of Assistant Residential Workers to work various shift patterns, making this ideal for those seeking flexible opportunities.Whats in it for youOur excellent benefits package recognises your hard work and contributions! Holiday allowance minimum 29 days (pro-rata) plus public/bank holidays,flexiblematernity, adoption and paternity packages, pension schemewhere we contribute up to 7%, an employee discount portal and much more!We LOVE what we do. And why wouldnt we In what other job do you get to go bowling, to the rugby or even have a cheeky Nandos, all in a days workWere thrilled that youre considering a career with Action for Children so heres what you need to know.About UsAt Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting change to theirlives.About the ServiceOur 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. Theservice is centrally located with great public transport links all around, only a 5 minute walk from Cadoxton train station! We are seeking enthusiastic, proactive and self-motivated individuals to join our committed, dedicated and supportive team! These areexcellent opportunities to support activities and sessions providing quality care for children in need across Barry, Penarth and Sully.About the Role:As an Assistant Residential Worker, youll join the friendly team to provide sessional support to children and young people out in the community. Youll be a key role model to the people we support, youll help children to develop essential life skills andgrow in confidence! These positions are extremely rewarding and inspiring and have a huge impact in shaping and changing the lives of the children and young people. These roles allow you to work within a dedicated team across all elements of the service; soas well as working in the community, youll also support children in their own home and on overnight stays within Vale Short Breaks to undertake activities.As an Assistant Residential Workeryoull be:

• Getting involved in lots of fun activities! Undertaking sessional work with young people out in the community (leisure activities, park visits, rugby, shopping trips).
• Taking responsibility for the personal care and daily routines of the young people.
• Supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes.
• Being responsible for the safeguarding of young people.
• Supporting young people during overnight stays within the Vale while taking part in activities.
• Help coach young people to develop essential life skills such as cooking, cleaning and money matters.

What Youll Bring:Our job description for the Assistant ResidentialWorker outlines the requirements of the role but the must-haves are:

• Experience of working with children or young people.
• Level 3 QCF in Social Care or happy to work toward this after your probation.
• Registration or willingness to register with Social Care Wales which we will support you with.
• You dont have to be a driver but you do need the get-up-and-go to make the most of the public transport in Barry, Penarth and Sully.

Working here is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, wed love to hear from you.We value and celebrate our differences and as an inclusive workplace we want everyone to be themselves.We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have anunderstandingof andcommitmenttosafeguardingbest-practice.We cant wait to hear from youstay safe and happy.Application Process:There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Top Tip...Refer to the job description when writing your SupportingStatement.Talent Pool: Wed like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up but do let us know if youd rather we didnt.Contact:Carla Smart onGet to know us a little better by checking out our socials onTwitter,Linkedin,FacebookorYouTube.*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*Cyflog Tua £19,600 y flwyddyn (pro rata) syn cyfateb i £10.15 yr awrContract/Oriau:Parhaol, llawn Amser, 37 oriau yr wythnosSifftiau:Dydd (7am i 11am), Prynhawn (2pm i 10pm), Nos (10pm i 9am) a byddwch yn cael eich rota fis ymlaen llaw bob tro.Lleoliad:Y Barri, Penarth a SiliRydym yn recriwtio nifer o Weithwyr Preswyl Cynorthwyol i weithio patrymau sifft amrywiol, syn ddelfrydol ir rhai syn chwilio am gyfleoedd hyblyg.Beth ywr manteision i chi Mae ein pecyn buddion ardderchog yn cydnabod eich gwaith caled ach cyfraniadau! Lwfans gwyliau o 29 diwrnod (pro-rata) o leiaf ynghydgwyliau cyhoeddus/gwyliaur banc, pecynnau mamolaeth, mabwysiadu a thadolaeth hyblyg,cynllun pensiwn yr ydym yn cyfrannu hyd at 7% ato, porth gostyngiadau i weithwyr a llawer mwy! Rydym yn GWIRIONI a