Senior Residential Worker / Uwch-weithiwr Preswyl

37 hours per week

Sunny Bank provides four placements of varying lengths up to a period of 12 months to children/young people of either sex who (for whatever reason) cannot live with their own immediate or extended family. It is best able to provide placements for those who are particularly vulnerable and present complex needs; it aims to work with the children/young people through an intensive approach which could include therapeutic intervention and behaviour modification.

As a Senior Residential Worker you will support the Registered Manager in the day to day running of the unit and will be assisting in the co-ordination and management of the residential workers to ensure that children and young people's needs are met in accordance with their individual plans. You will be working as part of a team and in a supervisory role, you will be involved in providing all aspects of care both on an individual and group basis, you will also be expected to undertake office work duties.

You must be able to show a commitment to and experience of working with young people, and an ability to work as part of a team and be able to relate well to children and their families as well as other professionals. Ideally you will hold a relevant qualification QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social care (Children & Young People) Wales or equivalent NVQ 4 Health & Social Care children and young people. Have at least 3 years' experience of working with children and their families. You need to be supportive, approachable and committed and have good team management skills.

As the post is residential based, you will be required to undertake some weekend working, for these hours you will receive an enhanced payment of a time and third, and carry out sleeping in duties for which you will receive a payment for.

Due to the nature of this post the Care and Social Services Inspectorate of Wales recommends that employees are 4 years older than the oldest resident. Therefore, applicants must be 22 years of age or older.

For an informal discussion please contact: Sunny Bank management team on .

The satisfactory outcome of a criminal record check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this position.

37 awr yr wythnos

Sunny Bank darparu pedwar lleoliad o hydoedd amrywiol am gyfnod o hyd at 12 mis i blant/pobl ifanc o'r naill ryw neu'r llall sydd (am ba reswm bynnag) methu byw gyda'u teulu uniongyrchol neu estynedig eu hunain. Mae yn y sefyllfa orau i ddarparu lleoliadau i'r rhai sy'n arbennig o agored i niwed a chanddynt anghenion cymhleth; mae'n ceisio gweithio gyda'r plant/bobl ifanc drwy ddull dwys a allai gynnwys ymyriad therapiwtig ac addasu ymddygiad.

Fel Uwch-weithiwr Preswyl, byddwch yn cynorthwyo'r Rheolwr Preswyl yn y gwaith o redeg yr uned o ddydd i ddydd a byddwch yn cynorthwyo wrth gydlynu a rheoli'r gweithwyr preswyl er mwyn sicrhau bod anghenion plant a phobl ifanc yn cael eu diwallu yn unol a'u cynlluniau unigol. Byddwch yn gweithio fel rhan o dim ac mewn rol oruchwyliol, a byddwch yn ymwneud a darparu pob agwedd ar ofal yn unigol ac fel gr?p, bydd disgwyl ichi hefyd ymgymryd a dyletswyddau gwaith swyddfa.

Rhaid ichi allu dangos ymrwymiad i weithio gyda phobl ifanc a phrofiad o hyn, a gallu i weithio fel rhan o dim a gallu ymwneud yn dda a phlant a'u teuluoedd yn ogystal a gweithwyr proffesiynol eraill. Yn ddelfrydol byddwch yn meddu ar gymhwyster perthnasol Diploma FfCCh Lefel 3 mewn gofal Iechyd a Chymdeithasol (Plant a Phobl Ifanc) Cymru neu NVQ 4 Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol plant a phobl ifanc cyfwerth. Meddu ar brofiad 3 blynedd o leiaf o weithio gyda phlant a'u teuluoedd. Mae angen ichi fod yn gefnogol, yn hawdd mynd ato ac yn ymroddedig gyda sgiliau rheoli tim da.

Mae'r swydd yn cael ei dosbarthu fel swydd breswyl oherwydd bydd dyletswyddau gweithio ar benwythnosau a chysgu i mewn yn rhan o'r gwaith a bydd taliadau ychwanegol am hyn.

Yn sgil natur y swydd hon mae Arolygiaeth Gofal a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Cymru yn argymell bod cyflogeion 4 blynedd yn h?n na'r preswylydd hynaf.Felly, rhaid i ymgeiswyr fod yn 22 oed neu'n h?n.

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