Member Job Opportunity: Action for Children - Young Persons Worker

Circa: £17,600 pro rata
Department/Division: Wales
Location: Cardiff and The Vale, Wales
Contract Type: Fixed Term Part-Time
Closing Date:19 May 2021

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FTC until March 2023 working 18.5 hours per week which can be negotiated at interview stage but must be worked within the hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday.

Giving children and young people the foundations, they need to thrive.

The role
Skills Plus+ is a psychosocial skill building intervention for Care Experienced Young People (CEYP) aged between 14 and 24. We provide a therapeutic informed intervention through DBT and CBT methodology to improve the emotional and social well-being of our service users.

The service is for CEYP who experience significant distress and relationship difficulties, showing low mood and depressive tendencies, struggling to maintain consistency and who may not be fulfilling their potential. We also focus on employability. Together, we are working to give young people the practical and emotional life skills to enable them to transition into happy, healthy adults.

Are you a passionate and empathic individual with a positive attitude, who is willing to go the extra mile to improve the transition period for CEYP? If so, come join our team. We are currently recruiting for Young Persons Workers to work in our Skills Plus + service. This post will be working with Care Experienced Young People aged between 14 – 24 across Cardiff and Vale.

You will make a difference by:

• Supporting an already established team of Young Person Practitioners (YPP), your role will be to co-facilitate CBT groups to promote positive thoughts and relationships.
  
• Using CBT tools to encourage engagement with CEYP and to also explore emotions and improve their health and wellbeing.
  
• Building and maintaining positive relationships and committing to providing a safe environment.
  
• Attending meetings with other key individuals involved in the care of a Service User and completing relevant paperwork.
  
• Conducting 1:1 sessions with service users at low risk and possible joint shared case work with YPP

We are looking for a person who has:

• An active interest in psychology and well-being.
  
• A positive and proactive approach.
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
  
• Ability to build and maintain excellent rapport with service users and professionals.
  
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding.
  
• IT Literate.
  
• Driver's Licence and have access to own car.
  
• Awareness and empathy of the issues Young People may face in care.

The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support, and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Fatima Matin on 07918773592.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Caerdydd a'r Fro, Cymru

Oddeutu £17,600 y flwyddyn pro rata

Cytundeb Cyfnod Penodedig tan fis Mawrth 2023, 18.5 awr yr wythnos. Gellir negodi'r union oriau adeg y cyfweliad, ond rhaid iddynt gael eu gweithio rhwng 8:30am a 4:30pm rhwng dydd Llun a dydd Iau.

Gosod y sylfeini i blant a phobl ifanc ffynnu. 

Y rôl
Mae Sgiliau+ yn ymyriad seicogymdeithasol sy'n adeiladu sgiliau pobl ifanc â phrofiad o ofal rhwng 14 a 24 oed. Rydym yn darparu ymyriad therapiwtig sy'n defnyddio Therapi Ymddygiad Dilechdidol a methodoleg Therapi Ymddygiad Gwybyddol i wella lles emosiynol a chymdeithasol y rhai sy'n defnyddio'r gwasanaeth.

Dyma wasanaeth ar gyfer pobl ifanc â phrofiad o ofal sy'n dioddef trallod sylweddol ac anawsterau gyda pherthnasoedd ac sy'n cael anhawster cynnal cysondeb, sy'n dangos tueddiad tuag at hwyliau isel neu iselder, ac a fydd, yn ôl pob tebyg, yn methu â chyrraedd eu potensial. Rydym yn canolbwyntio ar gyflogadwyedd hefyd. Gyda'n gilydd, rydym yn gweithio i arfogi pobl ifanc â sgiliau byw ymarferol ac emosiynol fel y gallant ddod yn oedolion hapus ac iach.

Ydych chi'n unigolyn brwd ac empathig gydag agwedd gadarnhaol sy'n fodlon rhoi o'ch gorau i wella cyfnod pontio Pobl Ifanc â Phrofiad o Ofal? Os felly, dewch i ymuno â'r tîm. Rydym yn chwilio am Weithwyr Pobl Ifanc i weithio yn y gwasanaeth Sgiliau+. Byddwch yn gweithio gyda Phobl Ifanc â Phrofiad o Ofal rhwng 14 a 24 oed ledled Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg.

Byddwch yn gwneud gwahaniaeth trwy:

• Cefnogi tîm sefydlog o Ymarferwyr Pobl Ifainc; byddwch yn cyd-hwyluso grwpiau Therapi Ymddygiad Gwybyddol i hyrwyddo meddwl cadarnhaol a pherthnasoedd.
  
• Defnyddio offer Therapi Ymddygiad Gwybyddol i hyrwyddo ymwneud Pobl Ifanc â Phrofiad o Ofal, ac hefyd i ystyried eu hemosiynau a gwella eu hiechyd a llesiant.
  
• Adeiladu a chynnal perthnasoedd cadarnhaol ac ymrwymo i sicrhau awyrgylch diogel.
  
• Mynychu cyfarfodydd gydag unigolion allweddol eraill sy'n ymwneud â gofal yr unigolyn a chwblhau'r gwaith papur perthnasol.
  
• Cynnal sesiynau unigol gyda defnyddwyr y gwasanaeth sydd â risg isel, ac o bosibl gwaith achos ar y cyd ag Ymarferwyr Pobl Ifanc.

Rydym yn chwilio am rywun sydd:

• Â diddordeb gweithgar mewn seicoleg a llesiant.
  
• Ymagwedd gadarnhaol a rhagweithiol.
  
• Sgiliau rhyngbersonol rhagorol.
  
• Y gallu i adeiladu a chynnal perthynas ragorol â defnyddwyr y gwasanaeth a gweithwyr proffesiynol.
  
• Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth drylwyr o Ddiogelu.
  
• Sgiliau TG effeithiol.
  
• Trwydded yrru a cherbyd sydd ar gael iddo ei ddefnyddio.
  
• Ymwybyddiaeth o'r problemau a wynebir gan Bobl Ifanc mewn gofal, ac empathi â nhw.

Sut yr ydym yn gweithio
Rydym yn gweithio i sicrhau bod pob plentyn a pherson ifanc yn derbyn y cariad, cymorth a chyfle sydd eu hangen er mwyn iddo gyrraedd ei botensial. Os ydych yn rhannu'r un weledigaeth, rydym am i chi ymuno â'r tîm. Cewch ddarllen rhagor yma am ein gwerthoedd a'n gweithredoedd i ddeall ein ffordd o weithio.

Y Gwobrwyon
Rydym am i'n staff deimlo eu bod yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi am y gwaith hanfodol a wnânt. Pan fyddwch yn gweithio gyda ni, byddwn yn cydnabod eich ymdrechion gyda gwyliau blynyddol hael, cynllun pensiwn cynhwysfawr lle mae'r cyflogwr yn cyfrannu'r un faint â chi, ac ystod o fargeinion a disgowntiau trwy ein porth buddion. Cewch ragor o wybodaeth am fuddion Gweithredu dros Blant yma.


Sicrhau plentyndod diogel a hapus

Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn diogelu a chefnogi plant a phobl ifanc, gan ddarparu gofal emosiynol a chymorth, gan sicrhau gwrando arnynt, a chan ymgyrchu dros welliannau hir-dymor yn eu bywydau. Y llynedd, bu i ni helpu dros 387,000 o blant a theuluoedd ledled y Deyrnas Unedig.

Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Fatima Matin drwy ffonio 07918773592.

Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ymarfer recriwtio diogelach i ddiogelu defnyddwyr ein gwasanaethau. Disgwylir, felly, y bydd pob ymgeisydd yn deall ac yn ymrwymo i arfer gorau o ran diogelu.

Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn angerddol dros hyrwyddo ansawdd, gwerthfawrogi amrywiaeth a gweithio mewn modd cynhwysol. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bawb sydd â'r cymwysterau perthnasol, yn arbennig pobl ag anabledd a phobl o gefndir Du, Asiaidd, ac o Gefndiroedd Ethnig Lleiafrifol, gan fod y grwpiau hyn wedi'u tangynrychioli yn ein gweithlu ar hyn o bryd.

Full details and application documents here
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