Family Support Worker

Family Support Worker

Newport

Part Time - 18 hours a week

£9 ph + Holiday pay and pension contribution

We are currently recruiting for a full time family support worker for a national charity. This role is a fixed term contract for a few months.

Your role will be to work with children and families with a disability and additional needs relating to cognitive or physical impairment. You will be required to provide holistic support for families around routines and boundaries, diagnosis, behaviour management, parenting and transition by building on families' strengths and working with achievable goals.

You will be expected to; work in partnership with other professionals to ensure the health and wellbeing of children, safeguarding those you work with, supporting and encouraging families in the decision making on topics that affect them.

Due to the nature of this role previous experience in working with vulnerable families and children is essential. Completion of a parenting programme is desirable.

Experience in delivering group programmes, providing direct support to clients, experience of undertaking risk assessments and risk management are also essential for the role.

We can offer:

- Ongoing training and support
- A competitive rate of pay
- Flexible working hours
- Holiday and pension entitlements
-24 hour contact with us

If you would like to find out more about the role then please contact us on 02920 224755 and speak to Sheonagh or Rhiannon for more information. Alternatively register your interest on or send your CV