Senior Family Support Worker in Bridgend

Senior Family Support Worker in Bridgend

Bridgend Full-Time On-site
Partnership for Progress

As our organisation continues to expand and grow, we are delighted to offer the following vacancy.

An ideal candidate will be an experienced Senior with the required qualification in Health & Social Care, with at least two years’ experience of working with vulnerable adults and/or children in the UK and at least one years’ experience in a Senior role including leading a shift.

Critical requirements:

  • Candidates must be over 21 years of age
  • Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK
  • Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with vulnerable adults and/or children in the UK and one year’s experience in a Senior role in the UK

Job Description:

The Senior Family Support worker role involves either acting as a Shift Co-ordinator or a 2nd Senior on whilst on shift. It is the Senior Family Support Workers responsibility to support Family Support Workers to safely perform their roles and responsibilities on shift.

The Shift Co-ordinator is respons

Essential person specification and core requirements:

Ability to work flexibly, including days, nights and weekendsA QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Children & Young People) or a City & Guilds Level 2 & 3 Health & Social Care (Children & Young People) & (Adults).Willing to register with Social Care Wales and to achieve All Wales Induction Framework (AWIF) during probationary period.Demonstrable understanding of the issues regarding confidentiality and the disclosure of personal information.Demonstrable high standard of numeric and literacy skills, ensuring accurate recording of family observations.Understanding and working experience of working with vulnerable adults and / or children i.e. those who have challenging behaviour, mental health needs, learning or physical disabilities and a history of substance misuse.Strong, proactive communicator in all mediums, with the ability to adapt communication style to meet the needs of the familiesAbility to work independently and use own initiativeA high standard of organisational skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritise for the service needsEffective and accurate administration skills and IT proficiency with working experience of Microsoft Office.Desirable core requirements:Ability to communicate through medium of Welsh.Ability to drive.

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Partnership for Progress

Contact Details:

Partnership for Progress Recruitment Team