Description Residential Support Worker Salary: £23,151.50 per annum (£12,514 per annum pro-rata) plus an opportunity to earn an additional £1,200 per annum based on an average of 2 sleep-in per month Location: Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time – 20 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. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. A bit about the role Our Residential Support Worker is an entry level role where you don't need previous experience or qualifications, we’re looking for a positive attitude and the desire to give the best care to children and young people. This is a great opportunity to get your ‘foot in the door’ and allows you to explore the field of Social Care and decide if it’s the right fit for you, whilst gaining practical experience. You’ll create a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to grow and develop, ensuring wellbeing is prioritised by delivering personalised care, guidance and advocacy. It’s key that they stay safe and healthy and can reach their full potential. In return we’ll offer you amazing opportunities to progress within our organisation. We offer an in-depth induction process and training. Alongside this, we’ll 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’ve gained the relevant experience and qualifications you’ll be ready to progress to the next step in your career with us. About the service Rhondda Short Breaks provides overnight short breaks for children and youngpeople from Rhondda Cynon Taff who have physical disability, learning disabilities and complex needs. This service is available for young people aged 5-18 years old, giving them a high-quality break from home and their families some much-needed rest. Many of the children we support may have substantial and highly complex needs and playing outside benefits their health, wellbeing and development. How you'll help to create brighter futures You’ll be engaging in enjoyable activities both within the project and within the community. You’ll be assuming responsibility for the personal care and daily routines of the young individuals, providing support with personal hygiene, communication, administering of medication and ensuring the safeguarding of our young people by accurate recording and reporting. Let's talk about you Don’t worry if you’ve never worked in a similar role before, it’s your personality and personal values that matter. If you’re passionate about creating brighter futures, this could be the perfect role for you. Ideally you’ll: Understand how to engage with young people. Have a positive approach and ‘can do’ attitude. Ability to work on your own or as part of a team. Be ready to complete a level 3 in Health and Social Care within 2 years of commencing employment with us, fully funded by us. Good to know As a non-profit organization, we are committed to the recent update from the Welsh Government in relation to ‘eliminating private profit from the care of children looked after ’. “80% of care homes in Wales are run by the private sector. Our aim is to ensure that public money invested in the care of children looked after does not profit individuals or corporate entities, but is wholly spent on children’s services to deliver better experiences and outcomes for children and young people, supporting service development and improvement and further professional development for staff.” By 2027, they aim to have the care of children who are looked after in Wales, to be provided by the public Sector and charitable or non-profile organisations. For more information, please visit their website https://www.gov.wales/removing-profit-care-looked-after-children. Contact: Scott Jones at recruitmentserviceactionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10500. 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. Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. For more information, please review the full job description here See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl Cyflog: £23,151.50 y flwyddyn (£12,514 pro-rata) - ynghyd â chyfle i ennill £1,200 ychwanegol y flwyddyn yn seiliedig ar gyfartaledd o 2 gwsg i mewn y mis Lleoliad: Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf Contract/Oriau: Parhaol, Rhan amser – 20 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 Mae angen eich cymorth chi ar blant sy’n agored i niwed yn y DU Lle bynnag yr ydych yn gweithio yn y teulu Gweithredu dros Blant, byddwch yn helpu i newid bywydau’r plant sydd fwyaf agored i niwed yn y DU. Y llynedd, cafodd mwy na 670,000 o blant a theuluoedd ar draws y DU ein help. O waith uniongyrchol mewn cymunedau i ymgyrchu cenedlaethol, rydym yn canolbwyntio ar sicrhau bod gan bob plentyn blentyndod diogel a hapus, a’r sylfeini mae eu hangen arnynt i ffynnu. Pam Gweithredu dros Blant? Mae gweithio yma yn fwy na swydd. Mae pawb yn nheulu Gweithredu dros Blant yn angerddol am ddiogelu a chefnogi plant. Y teimlad o bwrpas sy’n ein gyrru ni bob dydd. Oherwydd gwyddom, pan fyddwn yn cydweithio, y gallwn wneud gwahaniaeth enfawr i ddod â gwelliannau sy’n para i fywydau plant sy’n agored i niwed. Gair am y rôl Mae ein Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl yn rôl lefel mynediad lle nad oes angen profiad na chymwysterau blaenorol arnoch, rydym yn chwilio am agwedd gadarnhaol a'r awydd i roi'r gofal gorau i blant a phobl ifanc. Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i gael eich 'troed yn y drws' ac mae'n eich galluogi i archwilio maes Gofal Cymdeithasol a phenderfynu a yw'n addas iawn i chi, wrth ennill profiad ymarferol. Byddwch yn creu amgylchedd diogel a chefnogol i blant a phobl ifanc dyfu a datblygu, gan sicrhau bod lles yn cael ei flaenoriaethu drwy ddarparu gofal, arweiniad ac eiriolaeth wedi'i bersonoli. 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 Gwyliau Byr Rhondda yn darparu seibiannau byr ar gyfer plant a phoblifanc o Rondda Cynon Taf syddag anabledd corfforol, anableddau dysgu ac anghenion cymhleth. Mae'r gwasanaeth hwn ar gael i bobl ifanc 5-18 oed, gan roi gwyliau o ansawdd uchel iddynt gartref a'u teuluoedd ychydig o orffwys sydd ei angen. Efallai y bydd gan lawer o'r plant yr ydym yn eu cefnogi anghenion sylweddol a chymhleth iawn ac mae chwarae'r tu allan o fudd i'w hiechyd, eu lles a'u datblygiad. Sut y byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy llewyrchus O fewn y rôl hon, byddwch yn cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau pleserus o fewn y prosiect ac o fewn y gymuned. Byddwch yn cymryd cyfrifoldeb am ofal personol ac arferion dyddiol yr unigolion ifanc, gan ddarparu cymorth gyda hylendid personol, cyfathrebu, gweinyddu meddyginiaeth a sicrhau diogelu ein pobl ifanc drwy gofnodi ac adrodd yn gywir. Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi Peidiwch â phoeni os nad ydych erioed wedi gweithio mewn rôl debyg o'r blaen, eich personoliaeth a'ch gwerthoedd personol sy'n bwysig. Os ydych chi'n angerddol am greu dyfodol mwy disglair, gallai hon fod y rôl berffaith i chi. Yn ddelfrydol byddwch yn: Deall sut i ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc. Cael ymagwedd gadarnhaol ac agwedd 'gallu gwneud'. Y gallu i weithio ar eich pen eich hun neu fel rhan o dîm. Byddwch yn barod i gwblhau lefel 3 mewn Gofal Plant Preswyl o fewn 2 flynedd ar ôl dechrau cyflogaeth gyda ni, bydd cymorth llawn yn cael ei ddarparu. Da i wybod Fel sefydliad nid-er-elw, rydym yn ymrwymedig i’r diweddariad diweddar gan Lywodraeth Cymru mewn perthynas â ‘newid i fodelau nid-er-elw ar gyfer plant sy’n derbyn gofal ’. “Mae 80% o gartrefi plant yng Nghymru’n cael eu rhedeg gan y sector preifat. Ein nod ni yw sicrhau nad yw’r arian sy’n cael ei fuddsoddi mewn gofalu am blant sy’n derbyn gofal yn mynd yn elw i unigolion nac endidau corfforaethol, ond yn hytrach y caiff ei wario’n gyfan gwbl ar wasanaethau plant i gyflwyno profiadau a chanlyniadau gwell i blant a phobl ifanc, cefnogi datblygiad gwasanaethau a gwelliant a datblygiad proffesiynol pellach i staff.” Erbyn 2027, y nod yw y bydd gofal plant sy’n derbyn gofal yng Nghymru’n cael ei ddarparu gan y sector preifat a sefydliadau elusennol neu nid-er-elw. Am ragor o wybodaeth, ewch i’r wefan https://www.gov.wales/removing-profit-care-looked-after-children. Cysylltwch â: Scott Jones ar 01923 361 778 neu drwy e-bost yn scott.jonesactionforchildren.org.uk 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 eisiau cymryd camau pwrpasol a bwriadol i sicrhau cyfleoedd cyfartal i bob grŵp mewn cymdeithas ac i Gweithredu dros Blant. Ddim yn bodloni pob un o’r gofynion? Os ydych yn gyffrous ynghylch y rôl hon ond nid yw’ch profiad yn cyd-fynd yn union â’r disgrifiad swydd, byddem wrth ein bodd i chi gyflwyno cais beth bynnag. Efallai chi yw’r person perffaith ar gyfer y rôl hon, neu rôl arall o fewn teulu Gweithredu dros Blant. Eisiau gwybod mwy am Gweithredu dros Blant? Dewch o LinkedIn, Facebook neu YouTube i ddod i'n hadnabod yn well.