Job Description

Job title: Residential Support Worker
Salary: £25,949.00 - £28,100 Dependent on experience and qualifications. You will also receive £50 per sleep when you are required.

Location: Holywell, Clwyd, Wales.

Contract/Hours: Permanent Full-Time 37 Hrs per week.
Benefits:

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave  
• 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  
• We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer
• Free parking on site

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

We’re looking for Residential Support Workers, welcoming both experienced staff and those just starting their careers to join our brand-new children’s residential home, offering an exciting opportunity to help shape a service from the ground up.

In this role, you’ll provide emotional support, practical guidance, and mentorship to young people, helping them build confidence and essential life skills. You’ll ensure their safety and wellbeing by maintaining a secure environment, following safeguarding procedures, managing challenging behaviours, and responding to emergencies.

You’ll also promote independence by supporting personal care, household tasks, and individual needs, while accurately recording activities, incidents, and progress.

What you do could make a difference

As residential support worker you’ll support by:

• Having a positive proactive outlook in providing support to children
• Taking responsibility for the personal care and the daily needs of the young people.
• Being resilient in supporting children through challenging situations.
• Being responsible for the safeguarding of young people.
• Maintaining accurate records.
• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.

Let’s talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• A positive and confident approach to engaging with children and Young People.

• Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting.
• Demonstrate emotional resilience to respond to the challenging nature of the role.
• Possess a Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Children & Young People) or recognised equivalent, 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.

The difference is what you do. You can learn more about why we do it, by checking out our 'Driven by Love' video.

Will you join us?

About the Service 

Our brand-new service Ty Cariad is based in a beautiful setting in North Wales (close to Hollywell) This is a three bedded therapeutic residential home that will create a safe and supportive environment for children and young people between the ages of 7-17 years to grow and develop

We are dedicated to supporting young people who may have experienced early childhood trauma, offering them a safe and nurturing environment where they can thrive.

Central to our mission is the delivery of tailored, therapeutic care that acknowledges and responds to the profound impact trauma can have.

How to apply

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. 

If you require any support to apply, please contact: Erika Brinkman at recruitmentservices@actionforchildren.co.uk quoting ref 13148

Interviews will take place in person on Tuesday the 14th and Thursday the 16th of April 2026.

Diversity, equality and inclusion

We work hard to create an inclusive environment. One where individuality is celebrated and where everyone feels valued and supported. Because when we come together, with skills like yours, we’re capable of amazing things.

We  actively  encourage  applications frompeople withBlack, AsianandMinority Ethnicbackgroundsandpeople with adisability,as these groupsare under-represented within Action for Children.

Men are currently under-represented within our Children Service roles. We’d like to change that. So, we really encourage men to apply for any of our Children Service roles.

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Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services

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Teitl swydd: Gweithiwr Cymorth Preswyl
Cyflog: £25,949.00 - £28,100 yn dibynnu ar brofiad a chymwysterau. Byddwch hefyd yn derbyn £50 fesul cysgu i mewn fel y byddwch angen.

Lleoliad: Treffynnon, Sir y Fflint.

Contract/Oriau: Parhaol Llawn amser 37 Awr yr wythnos.
Buddion:

• Dros 7 wythnos o absenoldeb â thâl cynhwysol a’r opsiwn i brynu neu werthu absenoldeb 
• 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 y cyflogwr ac yswiriant bywyd 
• Cymhwysedd Cerdyn Golau Glas gyda gostyngiadau yn 15,000 o fanwerthwyr cenedlaethol 
• Rydym yn gyflogwr achrededig Cyflog Byw Go Iawn
• Parcio am ddim ar y safle

Yn Action for Children, rydym yn cynnig mwy na swydd. Ymunwch â ni a byddwch yn rhan o dîm wedi’i gysegru 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

Rydym yn chwilio am Weithwyr Cymorth Preswyl, gan groesawu staff profiadol a’r rhai sydd ar gychwyn eu gyrfaoedd i ymuno â’n ein cartref preswyl newydd sbon ar gyfer plant, sy’n cynnig cyfle cyffrous i helpu ffurfio gwasanaeth o’r gwaelod i fyny.

Yn y rôl hon, byddwch yn rhoi cymorth emosiynol, arweiniad ymarferol, a mentora i bobl ifanc, yn eu helpu i adeiladu hyder a sgiliau bywyd hanfodol. Byddwch yn sicrhau eu diogelwch a’u lles trwy gynnal amgylchedd diogel, gan ddilyn gweithdrefnau diogelu, rheoli ymddygiadau heriol, ac ymateb i argyfyngau.

Byddwch hefyd yn hyrwyddo annibyniaeth trwy gefnogi gofal personol, tasgau cartref, ac anghenion unigol, gan gofnodi gweithgareddau, digwyddiadau, a dilyniant yn gywir.

Gallai beth rydych yn ei wneud wneud gwahaniaeth

Fel gweithiwr cymorth preswyl byddwch yn cefnogi trwy:

• Feddu ar agwedd ragweithiol gadarnhaol wrth ddarparu cymorth i blant.
• Cymryd y cyfrifoldeb am ofal personol ac anghenion dyddiol y bobl ifanc.
• Bod yn wydn wrth gefnogi plant trwy sefyllfaoedd heriol.
• Bod yn gyfrifol am ddiogelu pobl ifanc.
• Cynnal cofnodion cywir.
• Presenoldeb mewn cyfarfodydd proffesiynol gan gynnwys adolygiadau, gwaith llys ac ati.

Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi

Ydych chi'n wydn ac yn meddu ar ymagwedd gadarnhaol tuag at newid a herio? Rydym yn chwilio am rywun ag agwedd 'all wneud' i ymuno â'n tîm. Yn ddelfrydol bydd gennych:

• Agwedd gadarnhaol a hyderus i ymgysylltu â phlant a phobl ifanc.

• Dangos dull sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddatrysiadau i fynd i'r afael â phroblemau, yn unigol ac mewn lleoliad tîm.
• Dangos gwydnwch emosiynol i ymateb i natur heriol y rôl.
• Meddu ar Ddiploma Lefel 3 mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol (Plant a Phobl Ifanc) neu gyfwerth cydnabyddedig, os nad ydych yn meddu ar hyn mae rhaid i chi fod yn barod i gwblhau hwn o fewn 2 flynedd i ddechrau cyflogaeth gyda ni, bydd cymorth llawn yn cael ei ddarparu.

Pam Gweithredu dros Blant?

Dylai fod gan bob plentyn gartref cariadus, bwyd, cynhesrwydd, y cyfle i dyfu a dysgu - y gefnogaeth i ymdopi â heriau bywyd. Ond nid oes gan lawer o blant 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 yn wirioneddol ei angen. Cyn belled â bod angen arnom gan blant, byddwn ni yma.

Y gwahaniaeth yw'r hyn rydych chi'n ei wneud. Gallwch ddysgu mwy am pam rydyn ni'n ei wneud, trwy edrych ar einfideo 'Driven by Love'.

Wnewch chi ymuno â ni?

Ynglŷn â'r Gwasanaeth 

Mae ein gwasanaeth newydd sbon Tŷ Cariad, sydd wedi'i leoli mewn lleoliad hardd yng Ngogledd Cymru (yn agos at Dreffynnon), yn gartref preswyl therapiwtig tri gwely a fydd yn creu awyrgylch diogel a chefnogol i blant a phobl ifanc rhwng 7-17 oed i’w helpu i dyfu a datblygu

Rydym yn ymroddedig i gefnogi pobl ifanc a allai fod wedi profi trawma plentyndod cynnar, gan gynnig amgylchedd diogel a meithringar iddynt lle gallant ffynnu.

Yn ganolog i'n cenhadaeth mae darparu gofal therapiwtig wedi'i deilwra sy'n cydnabod ac yn ymateb i'r effaith ddofn y gall trawma ei gael.

Sut i ymgeisio

Sylwch na allwn gynnig nawdd ar gyfer y rôl hon. 

Os ydych angen unrhyw gymorth i ymgeisio, cysylltwch â: Erika Brinkman yn recruitmentservices@actionforchildren.org.uk gan ddyfynnu cyfeirnod 13148

Bydd cyfweliadau yn cymryd lle yn y cnawd ar ddydd Mawrth 14 a dydd Iau 16 Ebrill 2026.

Amrywiaeth, cydraddoldeb a chynhwysiant

Rydym yn gweithio’n galed i greu amgylchedd cynhwysol. Un lle caiff unigolrwydd ei ddathlu a lle mae pawb yn teimlo y cânt eu gwerthfawrogi a’u cefnogi. Achos pan rydym ni’n dod at ein gilydd, gyda sgiliau fel eich rhai chi, rydym yn gallu gwneud pethau anhygoel.

Rydym yn annog ceisiadau’n frwd gan ymgeiswyr o gefndiroedd Du, Asiaidd ac o Ethnigrwydd Lleiafrifol, ac ymgeiswyr anabl, gan y tangynrychiolir y grwpiau hyn o fewn Gweithredu dros Blant.

Mae dynion yn cael eu tangynrychioli o fewn ein rolau Gwasanaeth Plant ar hyn o bryd. Byddem yn hoffi newid hynny. Felly, rydym yn wirioneddol am annog dynion i ymgeisio am unrhyw un o’n rolau Gwasanaeth Plant.

Eisiau dod i wybod mwy am Weithredu dros Blant?

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