Family and Parenting Support Officer

You will have experience of working with families in a strengths-based way, incorporating a range of knowledge of intervention work to enable you to work systemically with families and other professionals.

This is an exciting time to join us as you will have the opportunity to develop the family and parenting support offer both within the Youth Justice and Early Support Service and across the wider Vale of Glamorgan Parenting Services.

About the role
Pay Details: Grade 7 : SCP
Hours of Work: 37
Working Pattern: 37 hours to be worked flexibly to include some evening and weekend working
Main Place of Work: 91 Salisbury Road, Barry, CF62 6PD

To work with staff, volunteers, and other agencies to provide a range of parenting programmes and support.

Manylion Cyflog: Graddfa 7: PCG
Oriau Gwaith: 37
Patrwm Gweithio: 37 awr yr wythnos i'w gweithio'n hyblyg i gynnwys rhywfaint o weithio gyda'r nos ac ar y penwythnos
Prif Weithle: 91 Salisbury Road, Y Barri CF62 6PD

Gweithio gyda staff, gwirfoddolwyr ac asiantaethau eraill i ddarparu ystod o raglenni a chymorth rhianta.

About you
• Working with children and young people with challenging behaviour
• Working with and providing support to parents and families on both an individual structured group work basis.
• Delivering parenting support via programmes and/or 1:1 support
• Designing and delivering training
• Multi-agency influencing/networking.
• Knowledge and understanding of child development and parenting skills
• Knowledge of child protection issues and procedures.
• Understanding of the impact of trauma on children and their family
• Understanding of special needs, including ADHD, Asperger's, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to make appropriate assessments of parents.
• Ability to provide family mediation.
• Ability to translate assessments into effective, integrated support plans

Additional information
DBS Check Required: Enhanced
If you have any questions about the role or wish to find out any more information, please contact
Carys Davies, Practitioner Manager - Prevention and Resources, 01446 745820

Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.