37 hours per week
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of families and children? Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Next Steps Family Support Worker to our team.
This role involves working intensively, pre and post birth, with parents and families of unborn children who are at risk of becoming care experienced. You will continue to work with the parents and their families should care proceedings be initiated by the local authority and the child becomes care experienced once the child has been born.
Additionally, you will develop and deliver bespoke packages of support to parents who have lost care of their children through court proceedings initiated by the local authority. This support will encompass various activities aimed at stabilising their lives, including domestic abuse support; income review and support to take up benefits and address debt; support to access safe and secure housing; support to access relevant mental health services; support to reduce alcohol or drug misuse; support to reduce offending; support to engage in learning or work; and support to engage with partner agencies around contraception.
For further information, please contact Kayleigh Roper (Edge of Care Team Manager) – Kayleigh.roper@bridgend.gov.uk.
If you are committed to making a positive difference and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our dedicated team and help us support families in Bridgend.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
Weekend Working are a requirement of this post.
Closing Date: 5 March 2025
Shortlisting Date: 6 March 2025
Interview Date: 13March 2025
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