Family Aide Support Worker

Temporary Family Aide Support Worker

We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Temporary Family Aide Support Worker who will be attached to the Families Plus Team in the East and West of RCT. The FAST worker role offers support across all the intervention teams in Resilient Families Service.

The role of the FAST worker is to provide a flexible service to families open to the Families Plus Team and other RFS Teams as part of a tailored support package. To undertake practical and domestic tasks in partnership with parents as part of the family plan as identified through the Resilient Families Service assessment process. To work in partnership with other agencies to support families to access services and to contribute to the review of those interventions. There is a requirement to work evenings, early mornings and some weekends if needed.

The successful candidate must possess the Children and Young People level 3 in Health and Social Care (QCF) or predecessor NVQ Level 3 in Caring for Children and Young People or ability to achieve the QCF within 2 years of being allocated an assessor.

The Temporary Family Aide Support Worker is a funded position until 31.03.2026.

Further information please contact Lisa Lewis or Samantha Greedy on (01443) 281435.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.