Job Description

Job title: Childcare Worker

Salary: £25,949 per annum (£13.45 per hour)

Location: Caerphilly

Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2027 with possible extension – Term time only – 30 hours per week

Benefits:

• Term-time working
• 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 X, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.

About the Role

We are now seeking a Childcare Worker with experience of working with children who may have additional and complex needs, to help us continue to deliver an excellent service in our Sunshine Flying Start Nursery located in Caerphilly.

Our Nursery provides an innovative curiosity approach to children’s development, with open access to outside areas for children to explore and discover, as well as accessing our newly refurbished sensory room to help children develop and engage their senses.

As a Childcare worker, you’ll provide sessional day care, split into morning sessions (up to 20 children) and afternoon sessions (up to 10 children) and help create play plans for each child

The playgroup operates 5 days per week during term time and is inclusive of all children within the Flying Start areas.

How you’ll create brighter futures

• Working as part of a team to create a rich and stimulating play environment that promotes children's development and encourages them to explore and discover.

• Working closely with parents to develop an inclusive and open relationship that engages them in their children's learning and development.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assess children's development needs and implement appropriate support
• Being committed to continuing professional development, embracing learning opportunities and promoting best practice.
• Documenting and updating case files on the progression of young people
• Ensuring Safeguarding policies and procedures are in place throughout the service

Let’s talk about you

• Level 3 Qualification in Childrens Care, Learning and Development or recognised equivalent

• Experience of volunteering or working within a Childcare setting
• Understanding of Child development
• Knowledge and understanding of CIW requirements and current relevant legislation.
• Current Paediatric First Aid and Food Safety Qualification and knowledge of COSHH
• Experience of record keeping on the development and progress of children

Good to know

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Interviews to be held on 24th, 25th and 26th June 2026.

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 13199 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 Gofal Plant

Cyflog: £25,949 y flwyddyn (£13.45 yr awr)

Lleoliad: Caerffili

Contract/Oriau: Contract Cyfnod Penodol tan 31 Mawrth 2027 gydag estyniad posibl – Amser tymor yn unig – 30 awr yr wythnos

Buddion:

• Pecynnau mamolaeth, mabwysiadu a thadolaeth hyblyg.
• Pensiwn opsiynol, gyda hyd at 7% o gyfraniad y cyflogwr yn cynnwys yswiriant bwyd
• 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 X, LinkedIn, Facebook neu YouTube i ddod i'n hadnabod yn well.

Gair am y Rôl

Rydym yn chwilio am Weithiwr Gofal Plant â phrofiad o weithio gyda phlant a allai fod ag anghenion ychwanegol a chymhleth, i’n helpu ni i barhau i gyflwyno gwasanaeth rhagorol yn ein Grwpiau Chwarae Dechrau’n Deg yn Afon y Felin a Betws, yng Ngogledd Corneli ac ym Metws.

Mae ein Meithrinfa yn darparu ymagwedd chwilfrydedd arloesol at ddatblygiad plant, â mynediad agored i ardaloedd allanol i blant eu harchwilio a’u darganfod, yn ogystal â chyrchu ein hystafell synhwyraidd sydd newydd ei hadnewyddu i helpu plant i ddatblygu ac ymgysylltu â’u synhwyrau.

Fel gweithiwr Gofal Plant, Byddwch yn darparu gofal dydd sesiynol, wedi’i rannu i sesiynau bore (hyd at 16 o blant) a sesiynau prynhawn (hyd at 4 o blant) a helpu creu cynlluniau chwarae i bob plentyn

Mae’r grŵp chwarae yn gweithredu 5 niwrnod yr wythnos yn ystod y tymor ac mae’n cynnwys yr holl blant o fewn ardaloedd Dechrau’n Deg.

Sut byddwch yn helpu i greu dyfodol mwy disglair

• Byddwch yn gweithio fel rhan o dîm i greu amgylchedd chwarae cyfoethog ac ysgogol sy’n hyrwyddo datblygiad plant ac yn eu hannog i archwilio a darganfod.

• Byddwch yn gweithio’n agos gyda rhieni i ddatblygu perthynas gynhwysol ac agored sy’n ennyn eu diddordeb yn nysgu a datblygiad y plant.
• Byddwch yn gweithio fel rhan o dîm amlddisgyblaethol i asesu anghenion datblygu plant a rhoi cymorth priodol ar waith
• Bod yn ymrwymedig i barhau datblygiad proffesiynol, cofleidio cyfleoedd dysgu a hyrwyddo ymarfer gorau.
• Dogfennu a diweddaru ffeiliau achos am gynnydd pobl ifanc
• Sicrhau bod polisïau a gweithdrefnau diogelu’n cael eu dilyn drwy’r gwasanaeth cyfan

Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi

• Cymhwyster Lefel 3 mewn Gofal, Dysgu a Datblygiad Plant neu gymhwyster cyfwerth cydnabyddedig

• Profiad o wirfoddoli neu weithio o fewn lleoliad Gofal Plant
• Deall datblygiad Plant
• Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o ofynion AGC a deddfwriaeth berthnasol gyfredol.
• Cymhwyster Cymorth Cyntaf i Blant Cyfredol a Chymhwyster Diogelwch Bwyd a gwybodaeth am COSHH
• Profiad o gadw cofnodion am ddatblygiad a chynnydd plant

Da i wybod

Sylwer na allwn gynnig nawdd ar gyfer y rôl hon.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y rôl, adolygwch ein disgrifiad swydd llawn drwy glicio yma

Os oes angen cymorth arnoch chi â'ch cais am unrhyw reswm, cysylltwch â Scott Jones yn recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk gan ddyfynnu’r cyfeirnod 13199 a byddwn yn falch o roi unrhyw gymorth sydd ei angen arnoch chi.

Amrywiaeth, cydraddoldeb a chynhwysiant

Yn Gweithredu dros Blant, rydym yn ymroddedig i feithrin gweithle amrywiol, cynhwysol a dilys. Rydym yn annog ceisiadau’n frwd gan ymgeiswyr Du, Asiaidd ac o Ethnigrwydd Lleiafrifol, ac ymgeiswyr anabl, am nad ydynt wedi eu cynrychioli’n ddigonol yn Gweithredu dros Blant. Rydym am gymryd camau pwrpasol a bwriadol i sicrhau cyfleoedd cyfartal i bob grŵp mewn cymdeithas ac i Gweithredu 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