Social Worker - Area Team Co-ordinator Around The Family - Dwyfor

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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 teuluoeddyngyntaf@gwynedd.llyw.cymru or 07717303121

Interview date to be confirmed.

Application forms and further details 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, 16/01/2025

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.

Person Specification

Personal attributes
Essential
The ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with a wide audience.

Person with good communication skills whilst working with families and a range of professional agencies.

The ability to prioritise work to meet specific deadlines.

An organised and conscientious person

Someone who can work as part of a team and who respects the roles of others.

Commitment to continuous professional development.

Has a valid driving licence.

Desirable
Person who can encourage others to work collaboratively.

Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
Degree and/or equivalent professional qualification which is related to the field ( e.g. Education, Social Work, Health, Youth Work)

Desirable
Qualification in running a recognised parenting course e.g. Incredible Years , or other relevant qualifications in family support work

Relevant experience
Essential
Extensive experience of working with children, young people and their families.

Experience of working with a wide range of statutory, voluntary and independent agencies in this field.

Experience of providing advice and professional information to others.

Experience of assessing / responding to varying and complex needs by families with children/young people aged 0 to 25

Experience of working independently and making professional decisions

Experience of presenting information to other agencies in meetings

Desirable
Experience of chairing meetings

Experience of training / mentoring staff

Experience of marketing services

Experience of developing and implementing strategies

Experience of using quality measuring tools for services with families

Experience of providing family support programmes or groups.

Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
The ability to form and sustain good working relationships with children, young people and their families.

The ability to form and sustain good working relationships with a wide range of professional workers, be they front line staff or managers.

The ability to work creatively and effectively in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency context.

Current knowledge of legislation relevant to the field of children, young people and families.

Knowledge of the Families First programme and the ethos behind the Team Around the Family and a clear understanding of the Gyda'n Gilydd Guidance document v 3 2015.

Understanding of the All Wales Child Protection Guidelines 2008 and The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act.

Ability to respond sensitively to the language needs of families and work in and adhere to anti- discriminatory practice.

Good computer skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Good networking skills.

Skills to prepare and create clear, concise and effective reports and documents.

Leadership and co-ordinating skills.

Desirable
Good negotiation skills

Skills in developing new processes and systems

Evidence of having attended specific training courses on different aspects of work with vulnerable families.

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 - Intermediate
Able to write letters for a specific purpose, e-mails and short reports in Welsh and English, using vocabulary and simple phrases that are familiar to the field of work. (They will need to be checked before being sent out).

Job Description

Purpose of the post
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.

• To ensure that families which need additional support, within the Arfon Area, receive an integrated and co-ordinated preventative service, which is effectively planned on the basis of a partnership between the family and the agencies which work with them.

Responsibility for functions
• Management of resources which are allocated to support the work i.e. lap top, projector, mobile phone, training packs

Main duties
Area Co-ordinator Role

• Engage and build an effective working relationship with families who are referred to the Gyda'n Gilydd Team in order to plan interventions which are tailored around the needs of the family.

• Establish, maintain and support an effective working relationship with a wide range of services (statutory, non-statutory and 3 rd sector) which work with children, young people and families within Arfon, the Communities First Areas and beyond, to ensure a good working relationship with the Gyda'n Gilydd Team.

• Provide guidance, advice and information on the operational policies of the Gyda'n Gilydd Team to ensure a widespread understanding of the guidelines on referral criteria, undertaking Family Assessments, and the role of the Family First Allocation Meeting.

• Undertake Family Assessments and adhere to the "distance Travelled" measuring tool that has been devised for the Team: it measures the effectiveness of the team Around the Family service on different aspects of the family members' wellbeing e,g. income, housing, emotional health, the children's education, employment etc.

• Chair meetings between families and professional workers to create action plans. Arrange and chair meetings to monitor the action plans. Plan for bringing the intervention of the Gyda'n Gilydd Team to an end.

• Respond sensitively to the language needs of families and strongly adhere to anti discriminatory practice.

• Participate in training workshops for staff, including Family First service providers, to include the important operational elements of the Gyda'n Gilydd Team (i.e. Information sharing protocols, Family Assessment, multi-agency and integrated working and Gyda'n Gilydd Meetings).

• Share information with the Gyda'n Gilydd Manager regarding any developmental elements that arise. Be happy to discuss and resolve any barriers to co-working.

Strategic Role

• Take responsibility as a lead in a specialist field or fields within the team e.g. age group (early years/ 4-11/ 11-16/ 16-25) or in a specialist subject e.g. substance misuse, mental health, homelessness.

• Take part in the process of developing and reviewing Gyda'n Gilydd policies.

• Attend Staff Meetings and other meetings at the request of the manager

• The postholder is expected to be aware of the requirements of the Health and Safety legislation and to cooperate with the Directorate's Health and Safety Manager to ensure compliance with the relevant requirements.

• This above list of duties is for outline purposes only. The postholder is expected to undertake any other duties relevant to the nature and grade of the post in accordance with reasonable requests from the Line Manager.

• 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
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