Assistant Residential Worker - Penarth, United Kingdom - Action for Children - Headlands School

Action for Children - Headlands School

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Penarth, United Kingdom

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Assistant Residential Worker

Action for Children - Headlands School

Location:
Penarth

Hours:
Full-Time (working 43 hours a week / shift work / sleep-in duties)

Salary:
£25,741 pro rata

How Action for Children works
Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK.

Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and their families - but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do.

That's where you come in.

How we work:

Headlands School is based in Penarth, South Wales.

We are a Residential Special School which accommodates children and young people between the ages of 7-19 with including Emotional, Social, Behavioural Difficulties (ESBD), Attachment issues, Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Complex needs.

We are currently going through the process to be the first accredited Attachment Aware School in Wales.

We are looking for people who share our values and commitment to the young people we care for.

You will work as part of an established, helpful and welcoming staff team.

Our residential staff team are committed to providing the best quality of care and support to our young people who live at our homes.

We provide exciting and suitable activities inhouse and within the community, which allows our young people to explore and achieve.

Our rotas run on a shift pattern. 10.30am to 11pm followed by a sleep in duty 7.30am to 12 noon.

Please note a £2000 additional payment will be added to the circa based on 7 over night (sleep in) shifts per month for 10 months being worked.

How you'll make a difference/Job Description:

By being a positive role model for our young people.
By supporting the young people to reach their potential.
By helping to develop the young people's social, emotional and independence skills.
By supporting the young people in daily routines such as getting up, getting ready for school and ready for bed
By arranging and leading weekend and school holiday activities
By supporting the young people with their care needs such as going to doctors, dentist, opticians etc.
By providing light meals, doing laundry and light cleaning
By offering a safe and secure environment within a family setting

What you'll need:

You do not need to have the right experience; you just need to be the right person.

We provide a full package of professional training and if you are successful, you will be joining our highly performing and well-established residential team that make a real difference.

The rewards
*Minimum 37 days' holiday, Pro-rata inclusive of Bank Holidays, which you will work a percentage of.

*Five extra days' annual leave (pro rata for part time staff) will be awarded on the completion of 5 years continuous service effective from the 5-year anniversary date.

*Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages

*Season ticket travel loans

*Additional long service annual leave

*Full training online with the All Wales induction frame -word (AWIF)

*Free Meals

*Overtime available

*Parking

*Casual Dress

*Fully funded access to nationally recognised qualifications (eg QCF Level 3 or above), on completion of your probationary period.

*Company pension scheme

*Discounts at major high street retailers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl Pobl Ifanc

Gweithredu dros Blant

Ysgol Headlands Lleoliad: Penarth

Oriau:
Llawn amser (gweithio 43 awr yr wythnos / gwaith shifft / dyletswyddau cysgu i mewn)

Cyflog:
£25,741 (Pro Rata)

Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn gwneud yr hyn sy'n iawn, yn gwneud yr hyn sydd ei angen ac yn gwneud yr hyn sy'n gweithio i blant ledled y DU.

Bob blwyddyn, mae ein tîm yn newid bywydau 301,000 o blant, pobl ifanc a'u teuluoedd - ond am bob plentyn sydd angen cymorth i gael cymorth, mae llawer mwy i'w wneud.

Dyna lle rydych chi'n dod i mewn.

Sut rydym yn gweithio:
Mae Ysgol Headlands wedi'i lleoli ym Mhenarth, De Cymru.

Rydym yn Ysgol Arbennig Breswyl sy'n lletya plant a phobl ifanc rhwng 7-19 oed gan gynnwys Anawsterau Emosiynol, Cymdeithasol, Ymddygiadol (ESBD), Materion Ymlyniad, Anhwylderau Sbectrwm Awtistig ac Anghenion Cymhleth.

Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn mynd drwy'r broses i fod yr Ysgol Ymwybyddiaeth o Ymlyniad cyntaf yng Nghymru achrededig.

Rydym yn chwilio am bobl sy'n rhannu ein gwerthoedd a'n hymrwymiad i'r bobl ifanc yr ydym yn gofalu amdanynt. Byddwch yn gweithio fel rhan o dîm staff sefydledig, cymwynasgar a chroesawgar.

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