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 Caren Brown on 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, 27/09/2025
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.
Recruitment Pack Children and Supporting Families (1).pdf
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 related to the field (e.g. education, social work, health, youth work.)
Desirable Have completed or are working towards a qualification related to social work such as K102 - Introduction to Health and Social Care or K123 Foundations of Social Care and Social Work Practice (The Open University)
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 working within a children's team or work involving children.
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 Holds a full and valid driving licence.
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 Gwynedd families have a voice, choice and control in the way in which they're supported to overcome barriers to reach their potential in relation to the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act (Wales) 2014.
• Ensure that families in the Arfon area, who need extra support, receive a preventative service that's integrated, co -ordinated and that has been effectively planned on the basis of partnership between the families and the agencies working with them.
• Work with children and families that are have been affected by, or an in danger of being affected by Adverse childhood Experiences (ACEs), to help stop this or mitigate the effect of exposure to them to help break the intergenerational cycle of adversity
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 Team Around the Family. Work with them and other agencies supporting them to plan interventions which are tailored and targeted around the needs of the family.
• Establish, maintain and support an effective working relationship with a wide range of services (statutory, non-statutory, 3rd sector and services commissioned by Families First), to ensure a good working relationship with them and offer families a seamless service to help them reach their wellbeing outcomes and needs.
• Provide guidance, advice and information on the operational policies of the Team Around the Family to ensure a widespread understanding of the guidelines on referral criteria to The Intake and Referral Team (IAA)and form family assessments.
• Undertake Care and Support Assessments and adhere to the "distance Travelled" measuring tool that has been devised for the Team Around the Family.
• Keep up to date and correct information about families on the WCCIS data base.
• Chair meetings between families and professional workers to create action plans and meetings to monitor the action plans. Plan for bringing the intervention of the Team Around the Family to an end when a family case closes.
• Respond to enquiries from professionals when there's a safety concern about a child or family that are open to the Team Around the Family. Discuss concerns further with the Team Around the Family Manager and the manager within the Children's Intake and Assessment Team when there are concerns about whether the case needs to be "stepped up" to The Duty and Assessment Team or not.
• Work alongside statutory children's services for periods of time when cases are in the process of being "stepped up" or "stepped down" to preventative Team Around the Family service.
• Refer families on to services that are funded by Team Around the Family and other community services available with the family's consent.
• 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 Team Around the Family.
• Share information with the Team Around the Family Manager regarding any developmental elements that arise. Be happy to discuss and resolve any barriers to co-working.
Strategic Role
• Ensure that the Gwynedd Families First Programme contributes towards the strategic aim of the Children and Families Team to improve the alignment of the Families First support to that of statutory provision in Gwynedd.
• Take part in the process of developing and reviewing TAF policies in times of change.
• Attend Staff Meetings and other meetings at the request of the manager.
• The post holder 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.
• 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 concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances • Need to work unsociable hours sometimes.
How to apply
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