Family Support Worker - Blaenau-Ffestiniog, United Kingdom - Barnardo's

Barnardo's

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Blaenau-Ffestiniog, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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**Job Advert**

Would you like to be involved in this unique opportunity to support Children, Young People and families in our Caban Bach Family Support Service?

We are looking to recruit a Family Support Worker at the Caban Bach Service, Barnardo's Cymru North Wales Locality predominantly working in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd.

What is the Caban Bach Family Support Service?

Caban Bach Family Support Service is a comprehensive Family Support Team working with Team Around the Family in collaboration with Arfon and Gwynedd teams. We provide evidenced based family support to parents, families with children and young people between ages 5 to 25 years - within the home, school, community and Caban Bach Barnardo's.

What does the Job Role involve?

The family support Worker provides advice, support and services to children, young people and their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service. You will do this by:

- Working with children, young people and their families, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.
- Working in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.
- Working co-operatively with children's services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.
- Contribute to Service development.

What are we looking for?

You will have: (Essential Criteria)
- The ability to communicate in Welsh and English (due to meeting the requirements of the Welsh Language Measure and ensuring the we meet the linguistic needs within Gwynedd it is essential that you're able to provide a bilingual service).
- Awareness of factors impacting on and issues facing vulnerable children and young people and families (e.g. disadvantage, poverty, disability).
- Awareness of children's need to feel safe.
- Some experience of work with children and young people but this does not have to have been gained in a formal employment setting.
- Able to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people.
- Able to work as part of a team.
- Able to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills.

Additional Information:
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.

A hoffech chi fod yn rhan o'r cyfle unigryw hwn i gefnogi Plant, Pobl Ifanc a theuluoedd yn ein Gwasanaeth Cymorth i Deuluoedd yng Nghaban Bach?

Rydyn ni'n awyddus i recriwtio Gweithiwr Cymorth i Deuluoedd yng Ngwasanaeth Caban Bach** **Barnardo's Cymru yn y gogledd, gan weithio'n bennaf yn ardal Meirionnydd, Gwynedd.

Beth yw Gwasanaeth Cymorth i Deuluoedd Caban Bach?

Mae Gwasanaeth Cymorth i Deuluoedd Caban Bach yn Dîm Cymorth i Deuluoedd Cynhwysfawr sy'n gweithio gyda'r Tîm o Amgylch y Teulu ar y cyd â thimau Arfon a Gwynedd. Rydym yn cynnig cymorth sy'n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth i rieni, teuluoedd â phlant a phobl ifanc rhwng 5 a 25 oed - yn y cartref, yr ysgol, y gymuned ac yng Nghaban Bach Barnardo's.

Beth yw Gofynion y Swydd?

Mae'r Gweithiwr Cymorth i Deuluoedd yn darparu cyngor, cefnogaeth a gwasanaethau i blant, pobl ifanc a'u teuluoedd yn unol â nodau ac amcanion y gwasanaeth. Byddwch chi'n gwneud hyn trwy'r canlynol:

- Gweithio gyda phlant, pobl ifanc a'u teuluoedd, ar sail un-i-un neu mewn grŵp, gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o ymyriadau, i ganfod anghenion ac i sicrhau canlyniadau cadarnhaol.
- Gweithio mewn partneriaeth â rhieni/gofalwyr er mwyn eu grymuso a'u galluogi i sicrhau canlyniadau gwell i'w plant.
- Cydweithio â gwasanaethau plant, asiantaethau iechyd a gwasanaethau cymunedol eraill er mwyn darparu'r gwasanaeth mwyaf effeithiol i blant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd.
- Cyfrannu at ddatblygu'r Gwasanaeth.
- Defnyddio gweithdrefnau diogelu ac amddiffyn plant.

Am beth rydym ni'n chwilio?

Bydd gennych chi'r canlynol: (Meini Prawf Hanfodol)
- Y gallu i gyfathrebu yn Gymraeg a Saesneg (er mwyn ateb gofynion Mesur yr Iaith Gymraeg a sicrhau ein bod yn diwallu'r anghenion ieithyddol yng Ngwynedd mae'n bwysig eich bod yn gallu darparu gwasanaeth dwyieithog).
- Ymwybyddiaeth o ffactorau sy'n effeithio ar blant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd agored i niwed, a'r problemau maent yn eu hwynebu (ee anfantais, tlodi, anabledd).
- Ymwybyddiaeth o angen plant i deimlo'n ddiogel.
- Ychydig o brofiad o weithio gyda phlant a phobl ifanc, ond nid oes rhaid i hyn fod wedi cael ei wneud mewn lleoliad cyflogaeth ffurfiol.
- Gallu gwrando ar blant a phobl ifanc a chyfathrebu'n effeithiol â nhw.
- Gallu gweithio fel aelod o dîm.
- Gallu cofnodi nodiadau achosion yn gywir ac yn glir, gan ddefnyddio sgiliau ysgrifennu a TG o'r safon angenrheidiol.
- Gallu rhoi gweithdrefnau diogelu ac amddiffyn plant Barnardo's ar wai