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Housing Support Practitioner

Action for Children
locationMonmouth NP25, UK
PublishedPublished: Published today
Part Time
Job Description

Role: Housing Support Practitioner

Salary: £29,800 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part-time - 4 hrs per week

Location: Caldicot, Monmouthshire

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
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.

About the Service

Monmouth Domiciliary Care commissioned by Monmouthshire council, offers consistent, person-centred support to one young person with a disability, helping them build independence, manage daily routines, and feel confident in their home environment.

A bit about the role

As a Housing Support Practitioner, you'll provide professional oversight to a small team of Housing Support Workers.

This part-time leadership role ideal for someone with strong practice knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a passion for ensuring high-quality, person-centred support.

You'll play a key role in maintaining the quality, consistency, and safety of the support provided. You'll guide and mentor the Housing Support Workers, oversee rota management, and ensure that the young person's needs remain at the centre of everything we do.

What you do could make a difference
  • Providing professional oversight and guidance to Housing Support Workers
  • Leading on rota management, ensuring consistent staffing and appropriate cover
  • Reviewing support plans, risk assessments, and daily notes for accuracy and quality
  • Offering reflective supervision, coaching, and practice support to staff
  • Ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed and concerns are escalated appropriately
  • Liaising with families, social workers, therapists, and other professionals
  • Monitoring the young person's progress and adapting support strategies as needed
  • Ensuring compliance with organisational policies and regulatory standards
Let's talk about you
  • Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
  • An understanding of safeguarding, risk management, and person-centred practice
  • Experience supporting children, young people, or adults with disabilities
  • Experience in domiciliary care, supported living, or a similar setting
  • Confidence in leading, mentoring, or supervising staff
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and record-keeping skills
  • Ability to analyse information and make informed decisions
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?

Help with your application

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

If you require any support with the application process, please contact Scott Jones at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 12970.

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.

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Job description

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

Y Rôl: Ymarferydd Cymorth Tai

Cyflog: £29,800 y flwyddyn (pro-rata ar gyfer rhan-amser)

Contract/Oriau: Parhaol, Rhan-amser - 4 awr yr wythnos

Lleoliad: Caldicot, Sir Fynwy

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 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. Gwelwch sut gall eich sgiliau wneud gwahaniaeth go iawn, yn helpu datrys y problemau mae plant a phobl ifanc yn eu hwynebu bob dydd.

Ynglŷn â'r Gwasanaeth

Mae Gofal Cartref Trefynwy, sydd wedi ei gomisiynu gan gyngor Sir Fynwy, yn cynnig cymorth cyson, person-ganolog i un person ifanc gydag anabledd, yn eu helpu i adeiladu annibyniaeth, rheoli arferion dyddiol, a theimlo'n hyderus yn eu hamgylchedd cartref.

Ychydig am y rôl

Fel Ymarferydd Cymorth Tai, byddwch yn darparu goruchwyliaeth broffesiynol i dîm bach o Weithwyr Cymorth Tai.

Mae'r rôl arweinyddiaeth rhan-amser hon yn ddelfrydol i rywun â gwybodaeth ymarfer gref, sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol, ac angerdd tuag at sicrhau cymorth o ansawdd uchel a pherson-ganolog.

Byddwch yn chwarae rôl allweddol mewn cynnal yr ansawdd, y cysondeb a diogelwch y cymorth a ddarperir. Byddwch yn tywys ac yn mentora'r Gweithwyr Cymorth Tai, goruchwylio rheoli rotâu, a sicrhau bod anghenion y person ifanc yn parhau wrth wraidd popeth rydym yn ei wneud.

Gallai beth rydych chi'n ei wneud wneud gwahaniaeth
  • Rhoi goruchwyliaeth ac arweiniad proffesiynol i Weithwyr Cymorth Tai
  • Yn arwain ar reoli rotâu, gan sicrhau staffio cyson a darpariaeth staff llanw priodol
  • Adolygu cynlluniau cymorth, asesiadau risg, a nodiadau dyddiol am gywirdeb ac ansawdd
  • Cynnig goruchwyliaeth fyfyriol, hyfforddiant, a chymorth ymarfer i staff
  • Sicrhau bod trefniadau diogelu yn cael eu dilyn a bod pryderon yn cael eu huwchgyfeirio'n briodol
  • Cysylltu â theuluoedd, gweithwyr cymdeithasol, therapyddion, a phobl broffesiynol eraill
  • Monitro cynydd y person ifanc ac addasu strategaethau cymorth fel bo angen
  • Sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â pholisïau sefydliadol a safonau rheoleiddiol
Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi
  • Cymhwyster Lefel 3 mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol (neu gyfwerth)
  • Dealltwriaeth o ddiogelu, rheoli risgiau, ac ymarfer person-canolog
  • Profiad o gefnogi plant, pobl ifanc neu oedolion ag anableddau
  • Profiad o weithio mewn gofal cartref, byw â chymorth, neu leoliad tebyg
  • Hyder wrth arwain, mentora, neu oruchwylio staff
  • Sgiliau cyfathrebu, trefnu, a chadw cofnodion ardderchog
  • Gallu i ddadansoddi gwybodaeth a gwneud penderfyniadau gwybodus
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 wedi. Cyn belled â bod angen arnom gan blant, byddwn ni yma.

Wnewch chi ymuno â ni?

Cymorth gyda'ch cais

Sylwer na allwn gynnig nawdd ar gyfer y rôl hon.

Os bydd angen cymorth arnoch gyda'ch cais am unrhyw reswm, cysylltwch â Scott Jones yn recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk gan ddyfynnu'r cyfeirnod 12970.

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.

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