Family Support Pracititoner

Benefits:
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts
• We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.
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About the Service
Carmarthenshire Families Parenting provides a range of parenting programmes across Carmarthenshire that equip parents with practical tools, skill and information to support children aged 0-19 years. Our services include face-to-face groups, online sessions and one-to-one support in family homes.

About the role
As a Family Support Practitioner, you’ll play a vital role in delivering parenting programmes and emotional well-being workshops to families.
You’ll work closely with parent, carers and children to provide tailored support that fosters positive relationships and strengthens family dynamics.

How you’ll create brighter futures
• Delivering evidence-based parenting programmes such as The Parenting Puzzle, Family Links Nurture Programme and Talking Teens
• Provide one-to-one support to families within their homes and in community settings
• Facilitate workshops such as Feeling the Fizz to help children and parents manage emotions and stress
• Work alongside Play Therapists and Art Psychotherapists to support children with complex needs
• Attending and participating at relevant multi agency meetings, providing a lead role ensuring reflective and analytical practice review

Let’s talk about you
• Experience within family support, social work or community outreach
• Knowledge of child development, parenting strategies and emotional well-being
• Experience of developing effective relationships with children, young people, families, colleagues, community organisations, partner agencies and other external agencies
• Ability to work flexibly across different locations and platforms (face-to-face and online)
• Experience of collating and producing reports, capturing and progressing the relevant information for a desired outcome
• UK driving license with access to transport, for the purposes of travelling across Carmarthenshire (desirable)