Job title: Community Short Breaks Practitioner
Salary: £25,000 per annum (£20,270 per annum pro-rata)
Location: Swansea
Contract/Hours: Fixed-time contract until August 2026, Part-time – 30 hours per week

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU

Our job description for the Community Short Breaks Practitioner outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves’ are:

• Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant area
• Driving licence with own vehicle and business insurance
• Experience of working with children or young people who have disabilities or challenging needs
• Ability to lead staff teams to work flexibly in order to support families at critical times
• Proven track record of managing staff in the context of supporting and developing people
• Strong understanding of the issues and challenges facing families

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Community Short Breaks Practitioner, you’ll be responsible for managing a small team who provide an effective, efficient service covering shortbreaks, groups and other support agencies in Swansea.
We are ready to support and develop you to build on the experience you already have. We would love to hear from you if you want to help change lives by working at the forefront of child-centered care.
This role requires some flexibility but is generally week days only combining some office hours in our Llandarcy base with up to 2 evenings/sleep-ins at our service in the Gower, which are usually on a Monday and Tuesday.

WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

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 11149 and we’ll be happy to give you any support you require.

The aim of this role is to co-ordinate and direct the support of children, young people and families, by agreeing interventions, which enable positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved. You will help do this by:

• Leading a team to support children and young people with disabilities to reach their potential
• Building positive relationships with families, professional colleagues and within multi-agency networks
• Running a range of groups and activities to help children and young people grow
• Supporting those in our care to access a range of stimulating experiences
• Taking responsibility for day-to-day resource and rota planning and caseload management to ensure high quality services are delivere

Our job description for the Community Short Breaks Practitioner outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves’ are:

• Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant area
• Driving licence with own vehicle and business insurance
• Experience of working with children or young people who have disabilities or challenging needs
• Ability to lead staff teams to work flexibly in order to support families at critical times
• Proven track record of managing staff in the context of supporting and developing people
• Strong understanding of the issues and challenges facing familie