Description Young Persons Practitioner Salary: £23,900 per annum Location: Cardiff and The Vale Contract/Hours: 18.5 hours per week FTC until 31 st March 2025. Our service operates between 8.30am and 4:30pm and we run occasional out of hours group sessions for our young people who require after school appointments. 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. About the service Skills Plus is a psychosocial skill-building intervention for Care Experienced Young People (CEYP) aged between 14 and 24. We provide a therapeutic informed intervention through DBT and CBT methodology to improve the emotional and social well-being of our service users. How you'll help to create brighter futures Helping young people transition into happy and healthy adults Mentoring hard to reach care experienced young people to develop life skills, friendships, improve wellbeing, confidence, self-esteem and feelings of belonging Working in a holistic and person-centred way using DBT and CBT Liaising with organisations and agencies such as Health, Education, Youth Service and Social Services Responsible for managing your own complex caseload Let's talk about you Our job description for the Young Person's Practitioner outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are: Significant experience of working with children and young people through 1:1, mentoring and group work (delivered in person and via MS Teams) An NVQ Level 3 in Social Care or demonstrable experience of working with children and young people An awareness or knowledge of therapeutic interventions such as DBT and CBT Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality. Driving licence is essential with access to car Good to know Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Application Process There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Contact: Scott Jones via email at recruitmentserviceactionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10486. 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 about the role, you can review the full job description by clicking here. See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Cyflog: £23,900 y flwyddyn Lleoliad: Caerdydd a'r Fro Contract/Oriau: 18.5 oriau Tymor Penodol tan fis Mawrth 2025. 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 gwasanaeth Mae Skills Plus yn ymyrraeth meithrin sgiliau seicogymdeithasol ar gyfer Pobl Ifanc â Phrofiad o Fod mewn Gofal rhwng 14 a 24 oed. Rydym yn darparu ymyrraeth wybodus therapiwtig drwy fethodoleg therapi ymddygiad dialectig (DBT) a therapi gwybyddol ymddygiadol (CBT) i wella llesiant emosiynol a chymdeithasol defnyddwyr ein gwasanaethau. Sut y byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy llewyrchus Profiad sylweddol o weithio gyda phlant a phobl ifanc ar sail un-i-un, drwy fentora a gwaith grŵp (a ddarperir yn bersonol a thrwy MS Teams) Profiad gyda llwyth achosion cymhleth Ymwybyddiaeth o ymyriadau therapiwtig fel DBT a CBT neu wybodaeth amdanynt Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o gynllunio sy'n canolbwyntio ar yr unigolyn a monitro canlyniadau meddal. Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o'r Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant. Mae trwydded yrru yn hanfodol ynghyd â'r defnydd o gar. Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi NVQ Lefel 3 mewn Gofal Cymdeithasol neu brofiad o weithio gyda phlant ac oedolion ifanc Profiad o ddarparu ymyriadau therapiwtig fel DBT a CBT Profiad o weithio gyda phobl ifanc 14 oed -24 oed Ymrwymiad i gefnogi iechyd meddwl pobl ifanc Da i wybod Sylwer na allwn gynnig nawdd ar gyfer y rôl hon. Y Broses Ymgeisio Mae pum adran i’w cwblhau: Manylion Personol, CV, Datganiad a Gwybodaeth Gefnogol, Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth, Cyflwyniad a Datganiad. Cysylltwch â: Scott Jones drwy e-bost yn recruitmentserviceactionforchildren.org.uk gan ddyfynnu cyfeirnod 10486 Amrywiaeth, cydraddoldeb a chynhwysiant Yn Gweithredu dros Blant, rydym yn ymroddedig i feithrin gweithle amrywiol, cynhwysol a dilys. Rydymyn annogceisiadau’n frwdgan 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. 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),, Facebook neu YouTube i ddod i'n hadnabod yn well. Am ragor o wybodaeth am y rôl, gallwch adolygu'r disgrifiad swydd llawn trwy glicio yma. Gweler isod am ragor o wybodaeth am weithio gyda ni: Budd-daliadau Gweithwyr Gweithredu dros Blant Datganiad Ymrwymiad GdB