Residential Support Worker
Action for Children
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Job summary
Action for Children in Swansea is seeking a Residential Support Worker for Ty Laura to provide overnight care and guidance to children and young people with additional needs. This entry-level role offers a nurturing, team-oriented environment with regular supervision and a thorough induction.
You will assist with personal care, daily routines and safeguarding, while developing skills through funded Level 3 Health & Social Care training within 2 years.
Qualifications
- Willing to complete Level 3 in Health and Social Care within 2 years, fully funded by us.
- No prior experience required; positive attitude and genuine desire to support children and young people.
Responsibilities
- Provide personal care and daily routines for children and young people.
- Support wellbeing, growth, and independence through personalised care and advocacy.
- Safeguard and accurately record/report any concerns; participate in supervision and induction.
Skills
Education
Job description
Salary: £25,949 per annum (£19, 637 pro-rata) plus £50 per sleep in
Location: Mumbles, Swansea
Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time – 28 hours per week
- 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.
Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.
Ty Laura is a vibrant, nurturing respite service supporting children and young people with additional learning and health needs.
We provide overnight stays for up to four young people, offering families meaningful respite while creating positive experiences that benefit the whole community.
Ty Laura is a “bustling hive of activity” where every day is different and every achievement matters, from shared celebrations to milestones like a young person proudly tying their shoelaces for the first time.
With five uniquely designed bedrooms and a warm, home‑from‑home environment, Ty Laura helps young people feel safe, settled, and supported to grow in confidence.
This Residential Support Worker role is the perfect entry point into Social Care, requiring no previous experience just a positive attitude and a genuine desire to support children and young people.
You’ll help create a safe, nurturing environment where wellbeing, growth and independence are prioritised, offering personalised care, guidance and advocacy.
Every shift brings opportunities to learn, reflect and develop, supported by a strong team, with regular supervision and a thorough induction.
Staff are encouraged to bring their own interests and talents into the home, enriching the experiences we offer young people.
Team members with creative flair often lead monthly themed arts and crafts sessions, while those with musical skills support young people to explore instruments like the keyboard.
You’ll be engaging in enjoyable activities both within the project and within the community. You’ll be assuming responsibility for the personal care and daily routines of the young individuals, providing support with personal hygiene, communication, administering of medication and ensuring the safeguarding of our young people by accurate recording and reporting.
People who enjoy a lively, hands‑on role filled with activities, community involvement and meaningful support will thrive at Ty Laura. If you’re passionate about creating brighter futures, this could be the perfect role for you.
- Understand how to engage with young people.
- Have a positive approach and ‘can do’ attitude.
- Ability to work on your own or as part of a team.
- Be ready to complete a level 3 in Health and Social Care within 2 years of commencing employment with us, fully funded by us.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
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.
- Action for Children Employee Benefits
- AfC Commitment Statement
- Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services
Cyflog: £25,949 y flwyddyn (£19,637 pro rata) ynghyd â lwfans cysgu mewn o £50 bob nos
Lleoliad: Y Mwmbwls, Abertawe
Contract/Oriau: Parhaol, Rhan-Amser – 28 awr yr wythnos
- 29 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol ynghyd â gwyliau banc ac opsiynau i brynu neu werthu gwyliau
- Pecynnau mamolaeth, mabwysiadu a thadolaeth hyblyg
- Pensiwn opsiynol, gyda hyd at 7% o gyfraniad cyfatebol gan y y cyflogwr, sy’n cynnwys yswiriant bywyd
- Disgownt staff a chymhwysedd Cerdyn Golau Glas gyda disgowntiau gan 15,000 o werthwyr cenedlaethol
- Rydym yn gyflogwr achrededig Cyflog Byw Go Iawn
Rydym yn un o'r elusennau plant mwyaf yn y DU ac rydym wedi bod yn gwneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau plant bregus y DU ers dros 150 o flynyddoedd.
Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on X, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.
Mae Tŷ Laura yn wasanaeth seibiant bywiog a meithringar sy’n cefnogi plant a phobl ifanc ag anghenion dysgu ac iechyd ychwanegol.
Rydym yn darparu llety dros nos i hyd at bedwar o bobl ifanc, gan gynnig seibiant ystyrlon i deuluoedd wrth greu profiadau cadarnhaol sy’n fuddiol i'r gymuned gyfan.
Mae Tŷ Laura yn “fwrlwm o weithgarwch prysur” lle mae pob diwrnod yn wahanol a phob cyflawniad yn bwysig, o ddathliadau a rennir i gerrig milltir fel person ifanc yn clymu ei gareiau esgidiau yn falch am y tro cyntaf.
Gyda phum ystafell wely wedi'u cynllunio'n unigryw ac amgylchedd cynnes, cartrefol, mae Tŷ Laura yn helpu pobl ifanc i deimlo'n ddiogel, wedi setlo, a chael eu cefnogi i dyfu mewn hyder.
Mae'r rôl Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl hon yn fynediad perffaith i Ofal Cymdeithasol, heb fod angen unrhyw brofiad blaenorol, dim ond agwedd gadarnhaol ac awydd gwirioneddol i gefnogi plant a phobl ifanc.
Byddwch chi'n helpu i greu amgylchedd diogel a meithringar lle mae lles, twf ac annibyniaeth yn cael blaenoriaeth, gan gynnig gofal, arweiniad ac eiriolaeth wedi'u personoli.
Mae pob shifft yn dod â chyfleoedd i ddysgu, myfyrio a datblygu, gyda chefnogaeth tîm cryf, goruchwyliaeth reolaidd a chyfnod sefydlu trylwyr.
Anogir staff i ddod â'u diddordebau a'u talentau eu hunain i'r cartref, gan cyfoethogi'r profiadau a gynigiwn i bobl ifanc.
Mae aelodau tîm sydd â dawn greadigol yn aml yn arwain sesiynau celf a chrefft misol â thema, tra bod y rhai sydd â sgiliau cerddorol yn cefnogi pobl ifanc i archwilio offerynnau fel yr allweddell.
Byddwch yn cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau pleserus o fewn y prosiect ac o fewn y gymuned. Byddwch yn cymryd cyfrifoldeb am ofal personol ac arferion dyddiol yr unigolion ifanc, gan ddarparu cymorth gyda hylendid personol, cyfathrebu, gweinyddu meddyginiaeth a sicrhau diogelu ein pobl ifanc drwy gofnodi ac adrodd yn gywir.
Bydd pobl sy'n mwynhau rôl fywiog, ymarferol sy'n llawn gweithgareddau, cyfranogiad cymunedol a chefnogaeth ystyrlon yn ffynnu yn Nhŷ Laura. Os ydych chi'n angerddol am greu dyfodol mwy disglair, gallai hon fod y rôl berffaith i chi.
- Deall sut i ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc.
- Meddu ar ymagwedd gadarnhaol ac agwedd ‘gallu gwneud’.
- Y gallu i weithio ar eich pen eich hun neu fel rhan o dîm.
- Byddwch yn barod i gwblhau lefel 3 mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol o fewn 2 flynedd o ddechrau cyflogaeth gyda ni, wedi'i ariannu'n llawn gennym ni.
Symlwerna allwn gynnig nawdd ar gyfer y rôl hon
Yn Action for Children, rydym yn ymroddedig i feithrin gweithle amrywiol, cynhwysol a dilys. Rydym yn annog ceisiadau gan ymgeiswyr Du, Asiaidd a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig, ac ymgeiswyr anabl gan eu bod yn cael eu tangynrychioli o fewn Action for Children. Rydym am gymryd camau pwrpasol a bwriadol i sicrhau cyfleoedd cyfartal i bob grŵp mewn cymdeithas ac i Action for Children.
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.
- Llyfryn buddion gweithwyr Action for Children
- Datganiad Ymrwymiad AfC
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