Description
Job Title: Transition Worker
Salary:£25,000 per annum (from 1st April 2026, this will rise to £26,006.84 per annum)
Location: Cardiff and Swansea (days to be split between Cardiff and Swansea)
Contract/Hours: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2027 – Full-time – 37 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.
Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.
About the role
As a Transition Worker, you will support care experienced young people aged 14-24 with significant transitions, by preparing them to move into independent living or supported accommodation.
The transition to adulthood may be difficult, but through a range of interlinked interventions designed specifically to reduce their vulnerabilities and equip them with the resilience, skills/tools, you can help them to cope positively with their individual challenges.
Where young people are moving on to live independently you will assist them to develop the necessary life skills to manage their own tenancy independently, and responsibly and to budget effectively.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
You'll offer support and advice to our young people to overcome barriers that can include housing, homelessness, confidence and self-esteem issues, poor social skills, lack of qualifications and employment opportunities. You will also support young people with emotional wellbeing and provide resilient and nurturing support, even in challenging and difficult situations.
Key responsibilities of your role will be to; -
* Managing a case load, whilst engaging and building trust with Young People across South Wales.
* Link up with agencies so our young people feel safe and secure in their own home.
* Support young people to overcome their barriers to training, education or employment and support in preparation for a placement/job offer, open bank account, planning travel routes etc.
* Attending meetings with other key individuals involved in the care of a service user and completing relevant paperwork and reports.
Let's talk about you
We're looking for someone with great planning and organisational skills. Do you have the ability to communicate effectively and find it easy to build and engage with young people and professionals? If so, we would love to hear from you
Some other requirements we have for the role are: -
* Relevant experience/life experience.
* A knowledge of the issues and barriers facing looked after young people.
* Experience in developing support plans.
* Up to date knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.
* A driving License and use of a car with business insurance is essential.
We understand that there are a lot of jobs out there just now but if this role connects with you, and you really want to make a difference to the lives of young people, then we'd love to see your application.
Good to know
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
For more information about our Transition Worker 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 quoting reference 12646 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
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Teitl Swydd: Gweithiwr Pontio
Cyflog: £25,000 y flwyddyn (o 1af Ebrill 2026, bydd hyn yn codi i £26,006.84 y flwyddyn)
Lleoliad: Caerdydd ac Abertawe (dyddiau i'w rhannu rhwng Caerdydd ac Abertawe)
Contract/Oriau: Contract Cyfnod Penodol tan 31 Mawrth 2027 – Llawn amser – 37 awr yr wythnos
Buddion:
* 29 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol ynghyd â gwyliau banc ac opsiynau i brynu neu werthu gwyliau
* Pecynnau mamolaeth, mabwysiadu a thadolaeth hyblyg
* Pensiwn gyda hyd at 7% o gyfraniad y cyflogwr, sy'n cynnwys yswiriant bywyd
* Porth 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.
Dysgwch fwy am Weithredu dros Blant yma: Gweithredu dros Blant ac ar LinkedIn, Facebook neu YouTube i ddod i'n hadnabod ni'n well.
Ynglŷn â'r rôl
Fel Gweithiwr Pontio, byddwch yn cefnogi pobl ifanc 14-24 oedd sydd wedi â phrofiad o ofal gyda chyfnodau pontio sylweddol, trwy eu paratoi i symud i fyw'n annibynnol neu mewn llety â chymorth.
Gall y newid i fod yn oedolyn fod yn anodd, ond trwy ystod o ymyriadau cydgysylltiol wedi eu cynllunio'n benodol i leihau eu bregusrwydd a darparu nhw â'r gwytnwch, sgiliau/offer, gallwch eu helpu nhw ymdopi'n gadarnhaol â'u heriau unigol.
Lle mae pobl ifanc yn symud i fyw'n annibynnol byddwch yn eu cynorthwyo i ddatblygu'r sgiliau bywyd sydd eu hangen i reoli eu tenantiaeth eu hunain yn annibynnol a bod yn gyfrifol ac i gyllidebu'n effeithiol.
Sut byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy disglair
Byddwch yn cynnig cymorth a chyngor i'n pobl ifanc i oresgyn rhwystrau a all gynnwys tai, digartrefedd, problemau o hyder a hunan-barch, sgiliau cymdeithasol gwael, diffyg cymwysterau a chyfleoedd cyflogaeth. Byddwch hefyd yn cefnogi pobl ifanc gyda llesiant emosiynol a darparu cymorth cryf a meithringar, hyd yn oed mewn sefyllfaoedd heriol ac anodd.
Cyfrifoldebau allweddol eich rôl fydd: -
* Rheoli llwyth achosion, wrth ymgysylltu ac adeiladu ymddiriedaeth â Phobl Ifanc ar draws De Cymru.
* Cysylltu ag asiantaethau fel bod ein pobl ifanc yn teimlo'n saff a diogel yn eu cartref eu hunain.
* Cefnogi pobl ifanc i oresgyn eu rhwystrau i hyfforddiant, addysg neu gyflogaeth a chefnogi ar gyfer lleoliad gwaith/cynnig o swydd, agor cyfrif banc, cynllunio llwybrau teithio ac ati.
* Mynychu cyfarfodydd gydag unigolion allweddol eraill sy'n rhan o ofal defnyddiwr y gwasanaethau a chwblhau'r gwaith papur ac adroddiadau perthnasol.
Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi
Rydym yn chwilio am rywun gyda sgiliau cynllunio a threfnu gwych. Oes gennych y gallu i gyfathrebu'n effeithiol ac yn ei chael hi'n hawdd i adeiladu ac ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc a phobl broffesiynol? Os felly, byddwn wrth ein bodd i glywed gennych
Rhai gofynion eraill sydd gennym am y rôl yw: -
* Profiad perthnasol/profiad bywyd.
* Gwybodaeth o'r problemau a'r rhwystrau sy'n wynebu pobl ifanc sy'n derbyn gofal.
* Profiad o ddatblygu cynlluniau cymorth.
* Gwybodaeth gyfredol o bolisïau diogelu a gweithdrefnau.
* Mae Trwydded yrru a'r defnydd o gar gydag yswiriant busnes yn hanfodol.
Rydym yn deall bod llawer o swyddi ar gael ar hyn o bryd ond os yw'r rôl hon yn ymgysylltu â chi, ac rydych yn wirioneddol am wneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl ifanc, yna byddwn wrth ein bodd yn gweld eich cais.
Da i wybod
Sylwer na allwn gynnig nawdd ar gyfer y rôl hon
I gael mwy o wybodaeth am ein rôl Gweithiwr Pontio, darllenwch ein disgrifiad swydd llawn drwy glicio yma.
Os oes angen cymorth arnoch â'ch cais am unrhyw reswm, cysylltwch â Scott Jones yn gan ddyfynnu'r cyfeirnod 12646, a byddwn yn falch o roi unrhyw gymorth sydd ei angen arnoch.
Amrywiaeth, cydraddoldeb a chynhwysiant
Yn Gweithredu dros Blant, 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 Gweithredu dros Blant. Rydym am gymryd camau pwrpasol a bwriadol i sicrhau cyfleoedd cyfartal i bob grŵp mewn cymdeithas ac i Weithredu dros Blant.
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.
Dogfennau Defnyddiol:
* Buddion Gweithwyr Gweithredu dros Blant
* Datganiad Ymrwymiad GdB