Description Childrens Services Worker Salary: £23,151.50 per annum (adjustment for pro rata hours, term time only) Location: Swansea Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time, Term-time (39 weeks per year)– 13 hours per week Benefits: Paid 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 As a Children’s Services Worker you’ll work within a team of four diligent play workers in the specialised areas, providing care to children within one on one or small group sessions at a ratio of 2:3 at any one time. We concentrate mainly on Cognitive play, Sensory play, Communication & Social Play; supporting parents and families and whilst working as part of a multi-agency team. Our sessions run from 9.30 -11.30 in the mornings and 12:45 - 14.45 in the afternoons. We work through the medium of English and basic Welsh, Makaton and Picture referencing. About the service Stepping Stones is a vibrant Children’s Centre that provides play and development services for pre-school children with emerging additional needs or diagnosed disability. We aim to improve children’s outcomes in a fun and individualised way in the different areas of development, before we celebrate each child going on to a school setting when they are 3 years old. How you'll help to create brighter futures By helping children thrive By providing a safe and fun and learning environment for young children By being a key worker for children and young people attending the session By accurately keeping sessional records and updating the progress of children ready to feed into school IDP’S and Progress eports to support their ongoing development Let's talk about you As a Children’s Services Worker, Ideally you will have: NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Child Care and Development or BTEC Nursery Nurse Experience of working with children with additional needs or disabilities (desirable) Excellent communication skills both written and verbal (essential skills for report writing duties) The ability to build good rapport with people in the team, the children and their families An understanding of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team An understanding of child development Good to know Application Process There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Talent Pool We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't. Contact: Scott Jones via email at recruitmentserviceactionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10857 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. 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 our job description by clicking here. See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services Gweithiwr Gwasanaethau Plant Cyflog: £23,151.50 y flwyddyn (addasiad ar gyfer oriau pro rata, amser tymor yn unig) Lleoliad: Abertawe Contract/Oriau: Parhaol, rhan-amser, yn ystod y tymor (39 wythnos y flwyddyn) – 13 oriau yr wythnos Buddion: Gwyliau â thâl A gwyliau 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 â 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 Ble bynnag yr ydych yn gweithio yn y teulu Gweithredu dros Blant, byddwch yn helpu i newid bywydau’r plant sy’n 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 sydd eu hangen arnynt i ffynnu. Pam Gweithredu dros Blant? Mae gweithio yma yn fwy na swydd. Mae pawb yn y teulu Gweithredu dros Blant yn angerddol am ddiogelu a chynorthwyo 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 parhau i fywydau plant sy’n agored i niwed. Gair am y rôl Fel Gweithiwr Gwasanaethau Plant byddwch yn gweithio o fewn tîm o bedwar gweithiwr chwarae diwyd yn y meysydd arbenigol, gan ddarparu gofal i blant o fewn sesiynau un i un neu sesiynau grŵp bach ar gymhareb o 2:3 ar unrhyw un adeg. Rydym yn canolbwyntio'n bennaf ar Chwarae Gwybyddol, Chwarae Synhwyraidd, Cyfathrebu a Chwarae Cymdeithasol; cefnogi rhieni a theuluoedd ac wrth weithio fel rhan o dîm aml-asiantaeth. Mae ein sesiynau yn rhedeg o 9.30 -11.30 yn y bore a 12:45 - 14.45 yn y prynhawn. Rydym yn gweithio trwy gyfrwng y Saesneg a Chymraeg sylfaenol, cyfeirnodi Makaton a Lluniau. Ynglŷn â'r Gwasanaeth Mae Stepping Stones yn Ganolfan Blant fywiog sy'n darparu gwasanaethau chwarae a datblygu i blant cyn oed ysgol sydd ag anghenion ychwanegol sy'n dod i'r amlwg neu anabledd sydd wedi cael diagnosis. Anelwn at wella canlyniadau plant mewn ffordd hwyliog ac unigolyddol yn y gwahanol feysydd datblygiad, cyn i ni ddathlu pob plentyn yn mynd ymlaen i leoliad ysgol pan fyddant yn 3 oed. Sut y byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy llewyrchus Trwy helpu plant i ffynnu Trwy ddarparu amgylchedd dysgu diogel a hwyliog i blant ifanc Trwy fod yn weithiwr allweddol i blant a phobl ifanc sy'n mynychu'r sesiwn Trwy gadw cofnodion sesiwn yn gywir a diweddaru cynnydd plant yn barod i gyfrannu at CDUau ac adroddiadau Cynnydd yr ysgol i gefnogi eu datblygiad parhaus Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi Fel Gweithiwr Gwasanaethau Plant, Yn ddelfrydol bydd gennych: NVQ/QCF Lefel 3 mewn Gofal a Datblygiad Plant neu Nyrs Feithrin BTEC Profiad o weithio gyda phlant ag anghenion ychwanegol neu anableddau (dymunol) Sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol yn ysgrifenedig ac ar lafar (sgiliau hanfodol ar gyfer dyletswyddau ysgrifennu adroddiadau) Y gallu i feithrin perthynas dda â phobl yn y tîm, y plant a'u teuluoedd Dealltwriaeth o bwysigrwydd gweithio fel rhan o dîm amlddisgyblaethol Deall datblygiad plant Da i wybod Y Broses Ymgeisio Mae pump adran i’w cwblhau: Manylion Personol, CV, Datganiad a Gwybodaeth Gefnogol, Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth, Cyflwyniad a Datganiad. Cronfa Dalent Rydym yn adnabod talent pan fyddwn yn ei gweld. Ond weithiau byddwn yn canfod y person iawn ond nid ar gyfer y swydd iawn. Byddem wrth ein boddau’n cadw eich manylion yn barod ar gyfer y swydd iawn pan ddaw. Gadewch i ni wybod os nad ydych eisiau i ni wneud hynny. Cysylltwch â: Scott Jones drwy e-bost yn recruitmentserviceactionforchildren.org.uk gan ddyfynnu cyfeirnod 10857 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. Ddim yn bodloni pob un o’r gofynion? Os ydych wedi’ch cyffroi ynghylch y rôl hon ond nad yw’ch profiad yn cyd-fynd yn union â’r disgrifiad swydd, hoffem i chi gyflwyno cais beth bynnag. Efallai mai chi yw’r person perffaith ar gyfer y rôl hon, neu rôl arall yn y teulu Gweithredu dros Blant. Eisiau gwybod mwy am Gweithredu dros Blant? Dewch o hyd i ni ar X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Facebook neu YouTube i ddod i'n hadnabod yn well.