REDEPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - Family Support Worker - Community Hub (Temporary Maternity Cover)

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Location

Blaina ICC

Reference

BG10339 covering BG08786

Salary

Grade 6 (£24,472 - £27,924 per annum) 37 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Children’s Service’s Integrated Services Team (IST). The IST are looking to recruit a professional, motivated and welcoming individual to cover a period of maternity leave as a Family Support Worker for their Community Hub. 

 

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The successful candidate will work as part of the IST delivering high quality family support services to vulnerable children, aged between 0-19 and their families.  They will provide support, advice and encouragement to families across Blaenau Gwent, acting as a key worker and meeting individual clients’ needs.  

 

The successful candidate will deliver group sessions and motivational programmes e.g. parenting skills and STEPS programmes. They will offer support on various subjects including worklessness, parenting skills, debt and financial management, health issues and a number of other family support packages. 

 

Working within the All Wales Safeguarding procedures and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) guidelines, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring all case files are kept up to date in line with the current legislation; they will undertake clerical duties as required by the Team Leader and collate appropriate data for the Families First database.

 

Essential requirements for this role are possession of a relevant Level 3 professional qualification in Early Years, Health Education or Playwork, along with experience of working with children, young people and families on a one to one basis in a community setting and experience of multi-agency partnership work.

 

The position carries an Approved Casual Car User Allowance therefore access to a vehicle for work purposes is a requirement.

 

Thorough pre-employment screening is undertaken during the recruitment process. The postholder will be required to complete an application for a Disclosure of Criminal Records.

 

Closing Date                         3^rd March 2015 – 12 am

 

Job Description Download

JD_Family_Support_Worker_Community_Hub_BG10339_Covering_BG08786_.pdf

Closing Date

03/03/2015

This vacancy has now expired, and is not accepting any new applications.