Job title: Residential Support Worker Salary: £26,100 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus an opportunity to earn an additional £2,600 per annum based on an average of 1 sleep-in per week Location: Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf - The project is situated in easy commute of the M4 Cardiff and A470 Pontypridd/Merthyr Tydfil. Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time – 20 hours per week & 15 hours per week
Benefits: • 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave • Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages • Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover • Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts • We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer
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About the Service Rhondda Short Breaks provides overnight short breaks for children and young people 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.
About the role Qualified or currently working towards a level 3 in Health and Social Care, within this Residential Support Worker role, you’ll lead a team of support workers on shift, ensuring high standards of care and personalised support for the children and young people we support. This will include supporting in the absence of the Registered Manager or Team Leader, supervisions of staff, case managing and assisting in the development of the service.
How you’ll create brighter futures • Lead shifts with the primary aim of the provision of a high-quality service. • Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk. • Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports. • Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc. • Supervise and guide staff as required, in accordance with Action for Children policies and procedures.
Let’s talk about you • Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care children and young people (or recognised equivalent) or currently working towards. • Experience of shift leading a team of support workers • Flexibility to work a variety of shift patterns as agreed via the rolling rota. • Experience and training in safeguarding • Experience of developing tailored care plans Good to know We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role Interviews to be held week commencing 2nd June. For more information about the role, please review our full job description by clicking here. If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Scott Jones at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11278 and 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. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.
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