Childrens Services Worker

Our MTP project works in partnership with the local authority to provide play scheme sessions to children and young people with disabilities, from the ages of 5-18 years old.

The play scheme sessions run during each week of the school holidays on a rota between Monday - Thursday, currently across Caldicot, Chepstow, Abergavenny and Monmouth with hours of sessions falling between 9am and 4.30pm. The model is currently running with a morning and afternoon session on each day.

All the children will have been assessed by a Social Worker from the children with disabilities team and we can only accept referrals from this team.

Sessions are in a group setting at specific venues within the local Monmouthshire community. Some children may have an identified 1-1 but remain in the group setting.

This allows the young people opportunities to enjoy activities of their choice whilst being supported to develop their social, communication and practical life skills.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

As a Children's Services Worker you'll join in, have fun and play with the children bringing out the best of them and their abilities. You will be:

• Flexible to provide support to young people when accessing community based activities (e.g Swimming)


• Personal care, you must be willing to undertake tasks such as promoting self care skills which will include attending to their personal care/changing needs


• Administering medication where required (full training to be provided)


• Planning and delivering complex and specialist interventions on a 1:1 basis, group basis or within the community


• Building and maintaining a strong partnership with parents and carers and to work with these and other multiagency professionals
  
  Experience of working with children and young people with disabilities (desirable)


• Good communication skills both written and verbal


• The ability to build good rapport with people in the team


• An understanding of the importance of working with/alongside other agencies


• An understanding of child development (desirable)
  
  Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.


Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

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• Paid Leave


• Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.


• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.


• A pension with a up to a 7% employer contribution rate. Plus, if you pay in to the pension you will receive life assurance cover.


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