Family Support Practitioner

Help us to support those who need help most.

Family Support Practitioner
Ref: RS100106
Cardiff Parenting Strategy
Fixed term Contract
£17,403.00 – £22,534.00
37 hours per week

The Connect 8-25 project is part of Families First Welsh Government initiative.

This package is designed to support young people and families with any presenting issues which could affect their development in reaching the maximum potential for the child and preventing escalation into statutory services.

Outcomes

• The Connect 8-25 Parenting service will work together to deliver the following outcomes:
• Young People are engaged in positive activities that they enjoy
• Young People are safe in their homes and communities
• Parents and carers have the skills, confidence and capacity to provide a loving and nurturing environment, positive parenting and good attachment to their children
• Parent’s carers and children have good communication.
• Parents and carers have the skills, confidence and capacity to enable them to manage their lives and their children’s lives more effectively
• Young People have good attendance levels
• Young People achieve the expected level of attainment for their age
• Young people and their parent/carers participate in the planning, delivery, evaluation and governance of services.

Your role:

• The successful candidate will be required to support families in 1-1 and within a group setting. Supporting families with parenting issues which may impact on the child / young person’s healthy age and stage development.
• To be able to plan and prepare group sessions with both young people and Parent/Carers and work strongly as part of a team when co- facilitating groups within local communities in Cardiff.
• To liaise appropriately with Multi-disciplinary teams in the best interest of the supported family and while maintaining an outcome focused plan.
• The ability to work flexibly and have strengths in good time management are important to the role also to be computer literate with sound general office admin skills.
• Good interpersonal skills essential in making families who attend group feel welcome and valued.
• The candidate will have excellent communication and listening skills - both verbal and non-verbal when supporting young people and their families.

About you:

S/NVQ 3 and CACHE Diploma 3 in Child Health and Social Care, or a relevant equivalent professional qualification in the field of education, health or social care is required.

Desirable experience in delivering evidence based parenting programmes, such as:

• Family Links Parent Nurturing
• Triple P - Parenting Positively
• Strengthening Families for parents and Youth

Access to your own car is a must - as is the ability to work flexibly

Essential Competencies

• The candidate must demonstrate the ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child.
• Committed to and contributes to team objectives and decisions
• Displays self-motivation initiative and commitment
• Demonstrate and understanding of who our customers are, their needs and how these needs can be met
• Embrace and evidence in practice the benefits of valuing difference

To apply visit www.actionforchildren.org.uk/careers quoting reference number RS100106

Closing date: 31 May 2016

Committed to quality, equality and valuing diversity, we welcome applications that reflect the cultural diversity of the communities within which we work. Registered charity no. 1097940. Company no. 4764232. Charity registered in Scotland SC038092.

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Ymarferydd Cymorth i Deuluoedd
Cyf: RS100106
Strategaeth Rianta Caerdydd
Contract tymor penodol
£17,403.00 – £22,534.00
37 awr yr wythnos

Mae prosiect Connect 8-25 yn rhan o fenter Teuluoedd yn Gyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru.

Nod y pecyn yw helpu pobl ifanc a theuluoedd gydag unrhyw broblemau a allai effeithio ar eu datblygiad wrth sicrhau bod y plentyn yn cyrraedd ei lawn botensial ac atal pethau rhag gwaethygu a chyrraedd y gwasanaethau statudol.

Canlyniadau

• Bydd gwasanaeth rhianta Connect 8-25 yn cydweithio i gyflawni’r canlyniadau dilynol:
• Mae pobl ifanc yn cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau cadarnhaol maen nhw’n eu mwynhau
• Mae pobl ifanc yn ddiogel yn eu cartrefi a’u cynefinoedd
• Mae gan rieni a gofalwyr y sgiliau, yr hyder a’r gallu i ddarparu amgylchedd cariadus llawn anogaeth, rhianta cadarnhaol a pherthynas dda â’u plant
• Mae gofalwyr, rhieni a phlant yn gallu cyfathrebu’n dda â’i gilydd
• Mae gan rieni a gofalwyr y sgiliau, yr hyder a’r gallu i reoli eu bywydau nhw a’r plant yn fwy effeithiol
• Mae gan bobl ifanc lefelau presenoldeb da
• Mae pobl ifanc yn sicrhau’r lefelau cyrhaeddiad disgwyliedig ar gyfer eu hoed
• Mae pobl ifanc a’u rhieni/gofalwyr yn cyfrannu at y broses o gynllunio, cyflawni, gwerthuso a rheoli gwasanaethau.

Eich rôl chi:

• Disgwylir i chi roi cymorth 1 i 1 i deuluoedd ac mewn grŵp hefyd. Cefnogi teuluoedd â phroblemau rhianta a allai effeithio ar oedran a cham datblygu iach y plentyn / person ifanc dan sylw.
• Gallu cynllunio a pharatoi sesiynau grŵp gyda phobl ifanc a rhieni/gofalwyr a gweithio’n gadarn mewn tîm wrth gydhwyluso grwpiau yn y gymuned yng Nghaerdydd.
• Cysylltu’n briodol â thimau amlddisgyblaeth er lles teuluoedd a gynorthwyir wrth gynnal cynllun â chanlyniadau penodol.
• Mae’r gallu i weithio’n hyblyg a rheoli amser yn dda iawn yn bwysig i’r rôl, yn ogystal â sgiliau cyfrifiadurol a sgiliau gweinyddol cyffredinol cadarn
• Mae sgiliau rhyngbersonol yn hollbwysig er mwyn gwneud i deuluoedd sy’n mynychu grŵp deimlo eu bod yn cael eu croesawu a’u gwerthfawrogi.
• Bydd gan yr ymgeisydd sgiliau cyfathrebu a gwrando rhagorol – ar lafar ac ar bapur, wrth gefnogi pobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd.

Amdanoch chi:

Bydd gennych gymhwyster S/NVQ 3 a Diploma 3 CACHE Diploma mewn Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol Plant, neu gymhwyster proffesiynol cyfwerth ym maes addysg, iechyd neu ofal cymdeithasol.

Profiad dymunol o ddarparu rhaglenni rhianta ar sail tystiolaeth, fel:

• Family Links Parent Nurturing
• Triple P - Parenting Positively
• Strengthening Families for parents and Youth

Rhaid bod gennych eich car eich hun – a’ch bod yn gallu gweithio’n hyblyg.

Cymwyseddau hanfodol

• Rhaid i chi ddangos y gallu i diogelu a hybu lles y plentyn
• Ymrwymiad i, a chyfrannu at, amcanion a phenderfyniadau tîm
• Hunanysgogiad, ymrwymiad a medru gweithio o’ch pen a’ch pastwn eich hun
• Dealltwriaeth o’n cwsmeriaid, eu hanghenion a sut y gellir eu diwallu
• Croesawu a dangos tystiolaeth o fanteision gwerthfawrogi gwahaniaethau.

I wneud cais, ewch i www.actionforchildren.org.uk/careers  gan ddyfynnu’r cyfeirnod RS100106

Dyddiad cau: 31 Mai 2016

Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ansawdd, cydraddoldeb a gwerthfawrogi amrywiaeth, ac rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau sy’n adlewyrchu amrywiaeth ddiwylliannol y cymunedau rydym yn gweithio ynddynt. Elusen gofrestredig rhif: 1097940. Rhif y cwmni: 4764232. Elusen a gofrestrwyd yn yr Alban: SC038092.