Family support worker G5
| Posting date: | 29 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £14.59 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 November 2025 |
| Location: | Cardiff, Cardiff County |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Nations Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Title : Family support worker G5
Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.59
We are looking for a Family Support Workers to join our Interventions Hub and Support for Families Team.
About the Job
The Interventions Hub is essential in helping families get the right help at the right time. That’s why we are developing our early intervention and prevention services to make sure families can access a range of services and tiered support to prevent escalation and family breakdown.
You should have experience of working with children, young people and their families and be committed to working with families to enhance parenting capacity and improve the life chances of children and young people.
What we need from you
You will be required to deliver services that enable parents with children who are identified to be in need, to build on their capacity and enhance and promote their child's health and development. You should be self-motivated, well organised and able to work as part of a team as well as independently.
You should be able to work flexibly.
You will be required to have a full valid driving licence and sole use of a vehicle.
Experience / Knowledge
Experience of working directly with vulnerable children and parents/carers in the community
Skills and Abilities
Knowledge and understanding of the 1989 Children Act and the Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) 2014.
Theoretical and practical knowledge of Child Development and Parenting skills.
Knowledge of observation, planning and assessment processes.
Knowledge of Child Protection procedures.
Experience of e-mail and word processing.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with service users, staff, managers, other agencies and the public.
Report writing abilities.
Able to manage own workload and work unsupervised.
To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons
Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.59
We are looking for a Family Support Workers to join our Interventions Hub and Support for Families Team.
About the Job
The Interventions Hub is essential in helping families get the right help at the right time. That’s why we are developing our early intervention and prevention services to make sure families can access a range of services and tiered support to prevent escalation and family breakdown.
You should have experience of working with children, young people and their families and be committed to working with families to enhance parenting capacity and improve the life chances of children and young people.
What we need from you
You will be required to deliver services that enable parents with children who are identified to be in need, to build on their capacity and enhance and promote their child's health and development. You should be self-motivated, well organised and able to work as part of a team as well as independently.
You should be able to work flexibly.
You will be required to have a full valid driving licence and sole use of a vehicle.
Experience / Knowledge
Experience of working directly with vulnerable children and parents/carers in the community
Skills and Abilities
Knowledge and understanding of the 1989 Children Act and the Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) 2014.
Theoretical and practical knowledge of Child Development and Parenting skills.
Knowledge of observation, planning and assessment processes.
Knowledge of Child Protection procedures.
Experience of e-mail and word processing.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with service users, staff, managers, other agencies and the public.
Report writing abilities.
Able to manage own workload and work unsupervised.
To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons