Description Children's Services Worker Salary: £23,151.50 per annum (£12,514 per annum pro-rata) Location: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time – 20 hours per week (Core operational hours are between 09:00 – 19:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00 – 13:00 on Saturdays) 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 As a Children’s Services Worker you will provide a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for both children and families. You will organise and facilitate contact between parents and children, whilst keeping a record of visits to discuss outcomes at contact review meetings. This role requires you to facilitate meetings for multiple families, therefore you must possess the ability to manage caseloads effectively and efficiently. About the service The Vale Contact Centre provides supervised contact for children and their families. The children are placed within the care of the local authority while there are on-going court proceedings. Although the main base is at LDS House Barry, there may be times when you are out in the community at various venues throughout the Vale of Glamorgan. We use system of whole-family support to contribute to the wellbeing of families, with a view to provide stability and enable them to overcome difficulties and live happier lives. How you'll help to create brighter futures Organising and Supervising contact between children and parents in a safe and friendly environment. Recording accurate information and sharing appropriately with AFC, Social Services and Local Authorities Identifying and reporting any Safeguarding concerns to ensure appropriate advice and actions can be taken Communicating with parents and children going through difficult periods in their lives, in a sensitive empathetic manner Let's talk about you As a Children’s Services Worker, Ideally you will have: Experience working with children and or parents/families in a similar role Ability to communicate effectively with parents and children in a sensitive manner Experience of clear, concise record keeping Understanding of GDPR, Safeguarding and relevant policies A commitment to travel as per the needs of the role 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 10336 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 about the role, please check out our Job Description by clicking here. See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Gweithiwr Gwasanaethau Plant Cyflog: £23,151.50 y flwyddyn (£12,514 pro-rata) Lleoliad: Y Barri, Bro Morgannwg COntract/Oriau: Parhaol, Rhan-amser – 20 awr yr wythnos Mae’r oriau gwaith craidd rhwng 09:00 – 19:00 o Ddydd Llun i Ddydd Gwener a 09:00 – 13:00 ar Ddyddiau Sadwrn 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 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 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 Ymarferydd Cymorth i Deuluoedd, byddwch yn darparu amgylchedd diogel, cefnogol a chroesawgar i blant a theuluoedd fel ei gilydd. Byddwch yn trefnu cysylltiad rhwng rhieni a phlant, gan gadw cofnod o’r ymweliadau er mwyn trafod y canlyniadau mewn cyfarfodydd amlddisgyblaethol. Am fod y rôl hon yn gofyn eich bod yn trefnu cyfarfodydd i nifer o deuluoedd, mae’n rhaid i chi allu rheoli llwythi achosion yn effeithiol ac yn effeithlon. Gair am y gwasanaeth Mae Vale Contact Centre yn darparu cysylltiad dan oruchwyliaeth i blant a’u teuluoedd. Mae’r plant yn cael eu gosod dan ofal yr awdurdod lleol tra bydd achosion llys yn mynd rhagddynt. Er mai prif safle’r swydd yw Tŷ LDS yn y Barri, efallai y bydd adegau pan fyddwch allan yn y gymuned mewn amrywiol leoliadau ledled Bro Morgannwg. Rydym yn defnyddio system o gymorth i’r teulu cyfan i gyfrannu at les y teuluoedd, gyda’r bwriad o ddarparu sefydlogrwydd a’u galluogi i oresgyn anawsterau a byw bywydau hapusach. Sut y byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy llewyrchus Trefnu cysylltiad rhwng plant a rhieni mewn amgylchedd diogel a chyfeillgar. Cofnodi gwybodaeth gywir a’i rhannu’nbriodol gyda AFC, y Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol ac Awdurdodau Lleol Canfod a rhoi gwybod am unrhyw bryderon Diogelu i sicrhau y gellir rhoi cyngor priodol a gweithredu mewn ffordd addas Cyfathrebu gyda rhieni a phlant sy’n mynd trwy gyfnodau anodd yn eu bywydau, mewn ffordd sensitif ac empathig Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi Fel Gweithiwr Gwasanaethau Plant, Yn ddelfrydol bydd gennych: Profiad o weithio gyda phlant a/neu rieni/teuluoedd mewn rôl debyg Y gallu i gyfathrebu’n effeithiol gyda rhieni a phlant mewn ffordd sensitif Profiad o gadw cofnodion clir a chryno Dealltwriaeth o GDPR, Diogelu a pholisïau perthnasol Ymrwymiad i deithio yn unol ag anghenion y rôl Da i wybod Y Broses Ymgeisio Mae pum 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: Cysylltwch â: Scott Jones drwy e-bost i scott.jonesactionforchildren.org.uk neu ffoniwch 01923 361 778 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.