Sibling Support Worker in Cardiff

Due to expansions in our offer of services, we are looking for a passionate and driven candidate to join our family support team and expand our existing sibling support services. The Sibling Support Worker will organise and facilitate a range of events both in the hospice and community to support siblings of children with a life shortening condition, with the aim to encourage emotional resilience, peer group support, participation and relieve isolation. The role will also provide one to one emotional support for siblings, struggling with anticipatory grief and bereavement. The role will be based at the hospice and in the community.

Hours and Working Conditions

Hours for the role are 22.5 hours over 3 days. Applicants will be required to work flexibly, weekend and evenings will be required to accommodate service.

Qualifications

• Qualified with a Health and Social Care diploma.
• Experienced in facilitating group activities and events that engage children and young people across a range of ages and interests.
• Able to confidently apply assessment skills and understand risk management, with knowledge of the principles of participation-based practice.
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support or mentoring, offering support to children and young people.
• A strong and adaptable communicator, able to tailor your approach to meet different ages, abilities and communication needs.
• Passionate about supporting children, young people and families, with the flexibility to work across a seven-day service, including some evenings and weekends.

Tŷ Hafan's ambition is that when a child's life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own. Sadly, we know that thousands of families across Wales face fear, exhaustion and uncertainty as they care for a child whose life will be short. We believe no-one should face this alone, and we are committed to walking alongside families through life, death and beyond. We are experts in caring for children with life-shortening conditions. Our services support families in the hospice, in community settings, local hospitals and in the family home. We understand that every child and family is unique, and that caring for a child with complex needs can be incredibly demanding. Our aim is simple: to ensure no family faces their child's short life alone. Our colleagues, volunteers and supporters play an essential part in delivering this mission. Every role contributes to the lifeline we provide.

Our Vision: A Wales where every child with a life-shortening condition lives a fulfilling life, supported with the compassion and specialist care they and their family need.

Our Purpose: No family should have to face the unimaginable loss of their child alone. With children and families at the heart of all we do, we provide free care and support in our hospice and in the community, offering a lifeline throughout the child's short life, at end of life, through bereavement and beyond.

Our Values: At Tŷ Hafan we make a difference by living our values: Demonstrating Compassion, Providing Excellent Service, Working Together and Taking Ownership.

Benefits

Working for Tŷ Hafan means being part of a passionate, supportive and skilled team that makes a genuine difference. The benefits of working for Tŷ Hafan include:

• The ability to continue with your NHS pension or to enter a Group Personal Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 5%.
• Life assurance (death in service benefit).
• Wellbeing support and clinical supervision, available both on site and via external providers.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides a range of free services including counselling, financial and legal support.
• Unlimited access to a 24/7 online GP as well as a range of other health specialists.
• Healthcare Cash Plan - claim back the cost for appointments and treatment such as dental, optical and physio.
• Investment in you and your professional development, including dedicated time for training.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted gym membership and shopping discounts.
• Subsidised meals, freshly prepared daily by our catering team.
• Free, secure onsite parking.

Tŷ Hafan is a beautiful children's hospice located on the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan coastline. Covering South, East and West Wales, Tŷ Hafan offer a newly refurbished working environment set within idyllic grounds just a short distance from the metropolitan area of Cardiff. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Sibling Support Worker to join our friendly, dedicated team at Tŷ Hafan. This is a part time role of 22.5 hours per week, with a requirement to work flexibility over weekends and evenings. If you have the passion and drive and think you have what it takes to enrich the lives of the children and families using our services, then we would love to hear from you.