Overview
Job title: Residential Support Worker
Salary: £27,400 per annum (£25,918 per annum pro-rata) plus £50 per sleep-in with an opportunity to earn an additional £2,600 per annum based on an average of 1 sleep-in per week
Location: Mumbles, Swansea
Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract until 31 September 2026 – 35 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
* 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.
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About the Service
Ty Laura serves as a vital resource for families in need of respite care and supports children and young people with additional learning needs and health needs that have a daily impact on the young people’s lives on a minimum of 2 nights per month basis, supporting up to 4 children a night, across 6 days a week.
So far this year, we have supported 35 children offering overnight stays and holiday provision, with indirect support to 44 siblings of the young people we support. This ensures that the services we offer have a wide-ranging impact on the entire family as well as the community.
We have five uniquely designed bedrooms to interest each child’s personality, which will make them feel comfortable and at 'home' during their short stay.
Our aim is to provide opportunities and experiences that widen the individuals sense of belonging through our individualised support.
More information about the service and the team can be found by clicking here.
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, supervision 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.
* Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk.
* Co-ordinating 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
* Experience of developing tailored care plans
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 12014 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
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