Team Around the Family Lead
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £18.72 to £20.48 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Location: | Barry, The Vale of Glamorgan |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vale of Glamorgan Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | SS00995 |
Summary
About us: Team Around the Family offer a coordinated intervention for families who have a range of needs that require support from multiple agencies. The service supports the whole family to explore their strengths as well as their needs, ensuring that all relevant services are in place. The team help Children, Young People (aged 0-18) and their Families, who may benefit from additional support to overcome difficulties and make positive changes. The service offers direct work with parents, children and young people as well as working closely with other services to get the best support to meet any identified needs.
Ambitious: Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.
Open: Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.
Together: Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.
Proud: Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
About the role:
Pay Details: Grade 8, SCP 26-30, £36,134 - £39,513, £18.72-£20.48ph
Hours of Work / Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 37 hours
Main Place of Work: Community Enterprise Centre, Barry
Contract Length: 31/03/2027
Temporary Reason: Welsh Government grant funding
Description: Providing day to day operational oversight of the service that includes supervision and caseload management for a team of TAF Workers, managing statistical information on referral data, report writing and ensuring the service is achieving successful outcomes.
About you / You will need:
Experience:
• 4 years’ experience of working directly in Family Support.
• Experience of partnership work and working with multi agency teams.
• Experience of supervising and leading a team.
• Experience of participating in inter-agency meetings.
• Experience of evaluating outcomes.
• Experience of report writing.
• Experience of providing quality assurance.
Knowledge:
• Competent in the Principles of the Children Act 1989.
• Competent in the Social Services and Wellbeing Wales Act (2014).
• Competent in child protection and an understanding of the referral process.
• Competent in child development.
• Competent in using a range of evaluation tools.
Skills and Aptitudes:
• Effective management and leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Ability to chair meetings.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate information.
• Ability to plan work and set priorities.
• Ability to reflect on own practice and recognise areas of improvement.
• Ability to identify, assess and manage risk.
• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively in verbal and written form.
• Ability to operate IT casework management systems i.e. WCCIS/Mosiac Ability to plan and prioritise work.
• Ability to work under pressure and to have a flexible approach to work.
Qualifications:
• NVQ level 4 in relevant subject or equivalent.
• Evidence of commitment to Continuing professional Development.
• ICT skills.
Ambitious: Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.
Open: Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.
Together: Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.
Proud: Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
About the role:
Pay Details: Grade 8, SCP 26-30, £36,134 - £39,513, £18.72-£20.48ph
Hours of Work / Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 37 hours
Main Place of Work: Community Enterprise Centre, Barry
Contract Length: 31/03/2027
Temporary Reason: Welsh Government grant funding
Description: Providing day to day operational oversight of the service that includes supervision and caseload management for a team of TAF Workers, managing statistical information on referral data, report writing and ensuring the service is achieving successful outcomes.
About you / You will need:
Experience:
• 4 years’ experience of working directly in Family Support.
• Experience of partnership work and working with multi agency teams.
• Experience of supervising and leading a team.
• Experience of participating in inter-agency meetings.
• Experience of evaluating outcomes.
• Experience of report writing.
• Experience of providing quality assurance.
Knowledge:
• Competent in the Principles of the Children Act 1989.
• Competent in the Social Services and Wellbeing Wales Act (2014).
• Competent in child protection and an understanding of the referral process.
• Competent in child development.
• Competent in using a range of evaluation tools.
Skills and Aptitudes:
• Effective management and leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Ability to chair meetings.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate information.
• Ability to plan work and set priorities.
• Ability to reflect on own practice and recognise areas of improvement.
• Ability to identify, assess and manage risk.
• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively in verbal and written form.
• Ability to operate IT casework management systems i.e. WCCIS/Mosiac Ability to plan and prioritise work.
• Ability to work under pressure and to have a flexible approach to work.
Qualifications:
• NVQ level 4 in relevant subject or equivalent.
• Evidence of commitment to Continuing professional Development.
• ICT skills.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.