Residential Support Worker

Residential Support Worker

Salary: £26,000 per annum (£22,486 pro-rata) plus an opportunity to earn an additional £5,200 per annum based on an average of 2 sleep-ins per week

Location: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time - 32 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

We are one of the largest children's charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK's vulnerable children for over 150 years.

About the Service

Ty Wyth is a purpose-built long-term solo placement for one young person who requires support with their physical disability. The service provides support to the young person up to the age of 18 years old.

Our model will provide an environment where they will receive positive experiences of reliable, consistent parenting through providing specific and structured care, with very clear consistent boundaries.

You'll be working within a supportive 2:1 ratio, with your Registered Manager, Team Leader, and fellow Residential Support Workers there every step of the way to guide and assist you.

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.
• Co-ordinate 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.
• Driving License for transportation of young person from and to the service (desirable).

Good to know

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Scott Jones quoting reference 10961 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.

Useful Documents:

• Action for Children employee benefits
• AfC Commitment Statement
• Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services