Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Sian Catrin Williams on SianCatrinWilliams@gwynedd.llyw.cymru or 01766772147.
Application forms are available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 10/06/2026
The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Personal attributes
Essential
Sensitivity
Flexibility
Commitment to working to promote children’s welfare
The ability to work under pressure
Can work individually and as a member of a team
Enthusiasm to learn about and put into action a range of intervention methods
Positive attitude towards service users and co-workers
Desirable
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Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
5 GCSE’s grade C or above
Desirable
child care qualification ( NVQ 3, Diploma in welfare Studies, Child Development)
Evidence of relevant personal development through in service training
Relevant experience
Essential
Experience of working directly with children, young people and families
Experience of planning work in a structured and efficient manner
Experience of working effectively with others( colleagues, families and agencies)
Experience of working alone and as a member of a team
Attending and contributing to meetings
Desirable
Experience of working with children and families who have experienced difficulties in their lives
Experience of giving analytical feedback on input and progress in cases
Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
Good communication skills
IT skills
Knowledge of the needs of children and their development.
Understanding and commitment to anti-discriminatory and anti oppressive practice
The ability to interpret and record events clearly and accurately
Clean, current driving licence
The ability to prepare quality reports in both English and Welsh
The ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Desirable
Knowledge in relation to developing personal skills, eg parenting, managing behaviour
Language requirements
Listening and Speaking - Higher
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
Purpose of the post
To work as part of a residential team providing short breaks for disabled children:
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
•As a member of the team, on a day to day basis provide direct care and preventative interventions for disabled children and young people as well as other supporting tasks within the unit.
•Work closely with internal and external partners to achieve the best outcomes for service users.
•Provide a range of interventions, utilising the most effective and purposeful intervention to meet the needs of children and their families.
Responsibility for functions
Equipment – Kitchen/cooking, ensuring appropriate use of the unit’s facilities ( including hoists).
Main duties
•To contribute to developing care and support plans, taking part in reviews and other meetings, and to assist in putting plans into action.
•To be part of a team, supporting co-workers and receiving support as necessary.
•Develop good working relationships with families to develop trust, improve contact and access to services and assisting with communication and co-ordination.
•Develop families resilience and confidence in order to empower them to make informed decisions and take responsibility by developing their skills.
•Attend planning and review meetings and contribute to the development of action plans. Keep up to date case notes and notes of meetings attended. Provide summaries and reports in relation to individual case work.
•Encourage and support families to follow the action plan.
•Plan and provide a range of interventions to support families in their local community.
•Encourage and enable children and their families to live independently in the community.
•Encourage and enable children to reach their full potential, in a way that promotes their health, development, safety and welfare.
•Ensure that the service meets the needs of the child, following any individual behaviour plans as needed.
•Assist and support families to provide continuity of care for children
•Be vigilant against signs of unhappiness and abuse, and ensure that children are safeguarded and monitored.
•Inform the line manager, or other suitable person, of any poor practice or concerns or evidence which might suggest this to be the case.
•To take care of children’s physical needs as necessary eg. cooking, washing, ironing, shopping, managing money or assisting children to undertake these tasks.
•Pass on relevant information regarding events/ incidents eg at changeover of shift.
•Talk to and listen to children, recording relevant information.
•Attend team meetings as well as any other meetings deemed appropriate by the team manager.
•Receive regular supervision.
•Be flexible in order to ensure appropriate staffing levels within the unit.
•Responsibility for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsibility to report any worry or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused
Special circumstances
The post involves working on a rota basis outside usual office hours in order to provide an overnight service, including weekends and sleeping in duties.
The post is located in Penrhyndeudraeth.
