Job Description
Role: Community Short Breaks Worker
Salary: £23,151.50 per annum (£12.00 per hour)
Location: Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part Time - 16 hours per week – Tuesday to Saturday between core hours of 09:00 and 22:00 (3 hours per session)
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
If you have a passion for play work, this role is your opportunity to develop as a childcare professional.
RCT Community Short Breaks allows children to enjoy a safe, meaningful experience and an opportunity has arisen for Community Short Breaks Workers to join our dedicated, friendly, warm and professional team.
The Community Short Breaks Project provides support to children and young people with disabilities. This includes support to access community-based activities on a 1:1 basis, small groups, activities at the community and project base.
We are ready to support and develop you to build on the experience you already have. We would love to hear from you if you want to help change lives by working at the forefront of child-centered care.
How You’ll Help To Create Brighter Futures
CommunityShort Breaks Workers work directly with children and young people in this service. You will make a difference by:
- Helping young people with disabilities have a presence in the community.
- Providing a safe environment where they can enjoy time, learn and have fun in a safe setting.
- Helping them in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.
Let’s Talk About You
Our job description for the Community Short Breaks Worker outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are:
- Experience of working with children/young people with disabilities is desirable but not essential.
- NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care/Playwork (or equivalent) is desirable but not essential.
- Flexibility to work a variation of session patterns.
Good to know
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
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 10592 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
Y rôl: Gweithiwr Seibiannau Byr Cymunedol
Cyflog: £23,151.52 y flwyddyn (£12.00 yr awr)
Lleoliad: Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Contract/Oriau: Parhaol, Rhan Amser - 16 awr yr wythnos — dydd Mawrth i ddydd Sadwrn rhwng oriau craidd o 09:00 a 22:00 (3 awr y sesiwn)
Buddion:
- 29 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol YNGHYD Â gwyliau banc,
- Cyfle i ennill cyfleusterau proffesiynol wedi’u hariannu gennym ni
- Cyfleoedd gwych am hyfforddiant a datblygiad
- Mamolaeth hyblyg
- Pecynnau mabwysiadu a thadolaeth
- Pensiwn â hyd at 7% o gyfraniad y cyflogwr
- Porth disgowntiau gyda’ch hoff frandiau.
Mae angen eich cymorth chi ar blant sy’n agored i niwed yn y DU
Ble bynnag y gweithiwch yn nheulu 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. Dyna’r teimlad o bwrpas sy’n ein gyrru bob dydd. Oherwydd gwyddom, wrth weithio gyda’n gilydd, y gallwn wneud gwahaniaeth enfawr sy’n dod â gwelliannau sy’n para i fywydau plant sy’n agored i niwed.
Gair am y rôl
Os oes gennych angerdd dros waith chwarae, y rôl hon yw eich cyfle i ddatblygu fel gweithiwr gofal plant proffesiynol.
Mae Seibiannau Byr Cymunedol RhCT yn caniatáu i blant fwynhau profiad diogel, ystyrlon ac mae cyfle wedi codi i Weithwyr Seibiannau ByrCymunedol ymuno â’ntîm ymroddedig, cyfeillgar cynnes a phroffesiynol
Mae'r Prosiect Seibiannau Byr Cymunedol yn darparu cymorth i blant a phobl ifanc ag anableddau. Mae hyn yn cynnwys cymorth i gael mynediad at weithgareddau yn y gymuned ar sail 1:1, grwpiau bach, gweithgareddau yn y gymuned a sylfaen prosiect.
Rydym yn barod i'ch cefnogi a'ch datblygu i adeiladu ar y profiad sydd gennych eisoes. Byddem wrth ein bodd yn clywed gennych os ydych am helpu i newid bywydau trwy weithio ar flaen y gad ym maes gofal sy'n canolbwyntio ar blant.
Sut byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy disglair
MaeGweithwyr SeibiannauByr yn gweithio’n work uniongyrchol âphlant a phoblifanc yn y gwasanaeth hwn. Byddwch yn gwneud gwahaniaeth trwy:
- Helpu pobl ifanc ag anableddau i gael presenoldeb yn y gymuned.
- Darparu amgylchedd diogel lle gallant fwynhau amser, dysgu a chael hwyl mewn lleoliad diogel.
- Eu helpu ym mhob agwedd ar eu bywydau beunyddiol a chefnogi eu hiechyd a'u hapusrwydd.
Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi
Mae ein disgrifiad o swydd ar gyfer y Gweithiwr Preswyl Cynorthwyol yn amlinellu gofynion y rôl ond dyma’r nodweddion gofynnol:
- Mae profiad o weithio gyda phlant/pobl ifanc ag anableddau yn ddymunol ond nid yw'n hanfodol.
- Mae NVQ/QCF Lefel 2 mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol/Gwaith Chwarae (neu gyfwerth) yn ddymunol ond nid yw'n hanfodol.
- Hyblygrwydd i weithio amrywiad o batrymau sesiwn.
Darperir hyfforddiant llawn i'ch cefnogi yn eich rôl.
Da i wybod
Y Broses Ymgeisio
Mae pum adran i’w llenwi: Manylion Personol, CV, Gosodiad a Gwybodaeth Gefnogol, Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth, Cyflwyniad a Datganiad.
Cronfa Ddoniau
Rydym yn adnabod doniau da pan fyddwn yn eu 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 gywir pan ddaw. Gadewch i ni wybod os nad ydych eisiau i ni wneud hynny.
Cysylltwch â: Scott Jones ar 01923 361 778 neu scott.jones@actionforchildren.org.uk
Yn Gweithredu dros Blant, rydym yn ymroddedig i adeiladu gweithle amrywiol, cynhwysol a dilys drwy annog ceisiadau’n frwd gan ymgeiswyr Du ac Asiaidd, pobl o grŵp Ethnig Lleiafrifol a phobl gydag anableddau, am nad ydynt wedi eu cynrychioli’n ddigonol yn Gweithredu dros Blant. Rydym eisiau cymryd camau pwrpasol a bwriadol i sicrhau cyfleoedd cyfartal i bob grŵp yn ein cymunedau ac i Gweithredu dros Blant.
Ddim yn bodloni pob un o’r gofynion? Os ydych wedi’ch cyffroi gan y rôl hon ond nid yw’ch profiad yn cyd-fynd yn union â’r disgrifiad swydd, byddem wrth ein bodd i chi gyflwyno cais beth bynnag. Efallai chi yw’r person perffaith ar gyfer y rôl hon, neu rôl arall o fewn teulu Gweithredu dros Blant.