Residential Support Worker
Job description
Role: Residential Support Worker
Salary: £28,100 per annum plus £2,600 per annum in sleep-in allowance based on a minimum of 1 sleep-in per week
Location: Mold
Contract/Hours: Permanent/Full Time – 37 hours per week (including days,evenings, weekends and bank holidays)
Benefits
- Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
- As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.
- Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
- Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
- Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
- Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers
At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.
A bit about the role
As a shift leading Residential Support Worker, you’ll take the lead during shifts, guiding colleagues in delivering high‑quality care, whilst maintaining a calm, consistent environment where children and young people feel secure and included.
You’ll support routines, promote independence and ensure each shift runs smoothly.
This role is ideal for an experienced practitioner who enjoys working directly with young people, values teamwork, and is ready to take on greater responsibility within a positive and collaborative service.
What you do could make a difference
- Lead shifts with confidence, ensuring routines run smoothly
- Support routines, personal care, emotional wellbeing and consistent boundaries for young people.
- Lead meaningful in‑house and community‑based activities that promote confidence, independence and fun.
- Offer stability, encouragement and positive role‑modelling through everyday interactions.
- Ensure safeguarding, risk awareness and calm, supportive responses to challenges.
- Complete essential tasks, communicating effectively with colleagues and contributing to a well‑run, consistent home.
Let’s talk about you
- Confidence and experience in leading shifts and supporting colleagues in children’s residential care
- Demonstrable previous experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
- Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
- Registration with Social Care Wales, or if not supported by us to complete
- Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or recognised equivalent) or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 2 years of commencing employment with us, full support will be provided.
Why Action for Children?
Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.
We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.
Will you join us?
About the Service
Arosfa Disability Service offers a warm, home‑from‑home environment for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs, providing both short breaks and long‑term residential support.
We celebrate meaningful milestones, from our young people managing their first overnight stays to supporting long‑term residents as they move confidently into adult services.
Our team is encouraged to learn, reflect, and grow together, with a strong focus on teamwork and open communication.
Staff are encouraged to bring their outside passions into the home, and some of our staff who enjoy arts and crafts use these skills to enrich activities and help young people discover new interests.
This creates a positive, nurturing environment where everyone can develop and succeed.
Help with your application
If you require any support with the application process, please contact Scott Jones at [email protected] quoting reference 13754.
Diversity, equality and inclusion
At Action for Children, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we’re taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.
We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under‑represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.
We also encourage applications from men, who are under‑represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.
See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
AfC Commitment Statement
Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services
Y Rôl: Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl
Cyflog: £28,100 y flwyddyn a lwfans cysgu i mewn o £2,600 y flwyddyn (yn seiliedig ar isafswm o 1 noson o gysgu i mewn yr wythnos
Lleoliad: Yr Wyddgrug
Contract/Oriau: Parhaol/Llawn Amser – 37 awr yr wythnos (yn cynnwys dyddiau, nosweithiau, penwythnosau a gwyliau banc)
Buddion:
- Dros 7 wythnos o absenoldeb â thâl cynhwysol a’r opsiwn i brynu neu werthu absenoldeb
- Fel rhan o'n hymrwymiad i lesiant staff, byddwch yn derbyn Diwrnod Llesiant blynyddol â thâl i'w ddefnyddio sut bynnag y dewiswch, gan gefnogi cydbwysedd iach rhwng gwaith a bywyd.
- Hyfforddiant gwych a’r cyfle i ymgymryd â hyfforddiant proffesiynol ar gyfer rhai rolau
- Pecynnau mamolaeth, tadolaeth a mabwysiadu hyblyg
- Hyd at 5% o gyfraniad cyflogwr ac yswiriant bywyd
- Cymhwysedd Cerdyn Golau Glas gyda gostyngiadau mewn 15,000 o fanwerthwyr cenedlaethol
Yn Action for Children, rydym yn cynnig mwy na swydd. Ymunwch â ni a byddwch yn rhan o dîm sy’n ymroddedig i roi plentyndod diogel a hapus i blant. Edrychwch sut gall eich sgiliau wneud gwahaniaeth go iawn, yn helpu datrys y problemau mae plant a phobl ifanc yn eu hwynebu bob dydd.
Ychydig am y rôl
Fel Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl sy'n arwain shifftiau, byddwch chi'n arwain yn ystod shifftiau, gan arwain cydweithwyr i ddarparu gofal o ansawdd uchel, wrth gynnal amgylchedd tawel a chyson lle mae plant a phobl ifanc yn teimlo'n ddiogel ac wedi'u cynnwys.
Byddwch chi'n cefnogi trefniadau arferol, yn hyrwyddo annibyniaeth ac yn sicrhau bod pob shifft yn rhedeg yn esmwyth.
Mae'r rôl hon yn ddelfrydol ar gyfer ymarferydd profiadol sy'n mwynhau gweithio'n uniongyrchol gyda phobl ifanc, yn gwerthfawrogi gwaith tîm, ac yn barod i ysgwyddo mwy o gyfrifoldeb o fewn gwasanaeth cadarnhaol a chydweithredol.
Gallai beth rydych chi’n ei wneud wneud gwahaniaeth
- Arwain shifftiau gyda hyder, gan sicrhau bod trefniadau arferol yn rhedeg yn esmwyth
- Cefnogi trefniadau arferol, gofal personol, lles emosiynol a ffiniau cyson i bobl ifanc.
- Arwain gweithgareddau ystyrlon yn fewnol ac yn y gymuned sy'n hyrwyddo hyder, annibyniaeth a hwyl.
- Cynnig sefydlogrwydd, anogaeth a bod yn rôl-fodel cadarnhaol trwy ryngweithio bob dydd.
- Sicrhau diogelu, ymwybyddiaeth o risg ac ymatebion tawel a chefnogol i heriau.
- Cwblhau tasgau hanfodol, cyfathrebu'n effeithiol â chydweithwyr a chyfrannu at gartref cyson sy'n cael ei redeg yn dda.
Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi
- Hyder a phrofiad o arwain sifftiau a chefnogi cydweithwyr mewn gofal preswyl i blant
- Profiad amlwg o weithio mewn lleoliad gofal a datblygu perthnasoedd cadarnhaol trwy ymddiriedaeth
- Dangos dull sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddatrysiadau i fynd i'r afael â phroblemau, yn unigol ac mewn lleoliad tîm
- Cofrestriad gyda Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru, neu os ddim, wedi'i gefnogi gennym i’w gwblhau
- Meddu ar Ddiploma Lefel 3 mewn Gofal Plant Preswyl (neu gyfwerth cydnabyddedig) neu os nad ydych yn meddu ar hyn rhaid i chi fod yn barod i gwblhau hwn o fewn 2 flynedd o ddechrau cyflogaeth gyda ni, bydd cymorth llawn yn cael ei ddarparu.
Pam Action for Children?
Dylai fod gan bob plentyn gartref cariadus, bwyd, cynhesrwydd, y cyfle i dyfu a dysgu - y gefnogaeth i ymdopi â heriau bywyd. Ond mae yna ormod o blant heb hyn. Trwy ddod â’ch angerdd a sgiliau unigryw a phrofiad, byddwch yn helpu ni i newid hynny lle mae ei wirioneddol angen.
Rydym wedi ein gyrru gan gariad i weithredu dros blant am dros 150 o fynyddoedd, gan roi iddynt y diogelwch a’r help ymarferol maen nhw ei angen. Mae llawer wedi newid ers 1869. Ond nid yw beth mae plant wir ei angen. Cyn belled â bod angen arnom gan blant, byddwn ni yma.
Wnewch chi ymuno â ni?
Ynglŷn â'r Gwasanaeth
Mae Gwasanaeth Anabledd Arosfa yn cynnig amgylchedd cynnes, cartrefol i blant a phobl ifanc ag anableddau neu anghenion ychwanegol, gan ddarparu seibiannau byr a chefnogaeth breswyl hirdymor.
Rydym yn dathlu cerrig milltir ystyrlon, o'n pobl ifanc yn rheoli eu harhosiadau dros nos cyntaf i gefnogi preswylwyr hirdymor wrth iddynt symud yn hyderus i wasanaethau i oedolion.
Anogir ein tîm i ddysgu, myfyrio a thyfu gyda'i gilydd, gyda ffocws cryf ar waith tîm a chyfathrebu agored.
Anogir staff i ddod â'u diddordebau allanol i'r cartref, ac mae rhai o'n staff sy'n mwynhau celf a chrefft yn defnyddio'r sgiliau hyn i gyfoethogi gweithgareddau a helpu pobl ifanc i ddarganfod diddordebau newydd.
Mae hyn yn creu amgylchedd cadarnhaol a meithringar lle gall pawb ddatblygu a llwyddo.
Cymorth gyda’ch cais
Os bydd angen cymorth arnoch gyda'ch cais am unrhyw reswm, cysylltwch â Scott Jones yn [email protected] gan ddyfynnu’r cyfeirnod 13754.
Amrywiaeth, cydraddoldeb a chynhwysiant
Yn Action for Children, rydym wedi ymrwymo i greu gweithle lle mae pawb yn teimlo eu bod yn cael eu parchu, eu gwerthfawrogi, ac yn gallu ffynnu. Rydym yn gwybod bod hiliaeth a gwahaniaethu yn creu rhwystrau, ac rydym yn cymryd camau gweithredol i herio yr anghydraddoldebau hyn yn ein sefydliad ac yn y cymunedau rydym yn eu gwasanaethu.
Rydym yn croesawu’n gryf ceisiadau gan bobl sy’n Ddu, Asiaidd neu gan gymunedau sydd wedi eu hymylu’n ethnig, sydd ar hyn o bryd yn cael eu tangynrychioli yn ein gweithlu. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i chwalu rhwystrau yn ein prosesau recriwtio a sicrhau mynediad teg at gyfleoedd.
Rydym hefyd yn annog ceisiadau gan ddynion, sy’n cael eu tangynrychioli yn ein rolau Gwasanaethau Plant. Rydym yn cydnabod fod gan bobl hunaniaethau lluosog, ac rydym yn gwerthfawrogi’r cyfoeth mae hyn yn diod i’n tîm.
Skills mentioned

Action for Children is a prominent UK-based charity dedicated to protecting and supporting children and young people by providing practical and emotional care and support. Established in 1869 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson as the National Children's Home, the organization has a long and rich history of adapting to the evolving needs of vulnerable children and their families. Originally founded to provide a home for children living on the streets of London, it has since transitioned from primarily offering residential care to delivering a wide spectrum of community-based services. The charity's core mission is to ensure that every child has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive. It operates hundreds of services across the UK, working in partnership with local authorities and other organizations to deliver support where it is most needed. The work of Action for Children is multifaceted, addressing a range of issues that affect children and young people. This includes early intervention to prevent neglect and abuse, support for disabled children, fostering and adoption services, and programs for young people facing challenges such as homelessness, substance misuse, and mental health issues. The charity is also a vocal advocate for children's rights, campaigning at a national level to influence policy and bring about lasting improvements to their lives. By combining direct, on-the-ground support with strategic campaigning and research, Action for Children strives to create a society where all children are valued and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. In the 2023/24 period, the organization helped 687,755 children, young people, and their families through its extensive network of services and dedicated staff and volunteers.
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