Family Support Worker - Flying Start (Fixed Term)
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,598 to £29,540 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 December 2025 |
| Location: | Bridgend, CF31 4WB |
| Company: | Bridgend County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 18148_CBC |
Summary
Family Support Worker - Flying Start (Fixed Term)
Job description
37 hours per week
Fixed Term up to March 2026
To work as part of an Early Help Team to support a range of preventative interventions including the delivery of parenting programmes to meet the identified needs of eligible children, and their families. This will require liaison with other service providers including Flying Start; Early Help Locality Hubs across the county borough and the Flying Start Central Team. The role will include the use of operational systems for needs identification via the Joint Assessment Family Framework (JAFF) referral, Team Around the Family (TAF), tracking and progression to provide an integrated working approach to improve outcomes for children and their families. Parenting - Family support workers will act as key workers and provide support for families with unmet needs to prevent or minimise the risk of needs escalating.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES:
To provide direct support and advice to children and their families. Assisting in the delivery and support of devised programmes of support including the delivery of evidence based identified parenting programmes within the community environment.
To work in partnership with colleagues from Flying Start, Early Help, other agencies in a co-ordinated and seamless way to deliver parenting programmes and individual support strategies as identified in individual and family support action plans. This will include facilitating the delivery of parenting groups based on recognised evidence based packages of care.
To work as part of the Flying Start and Early Help multi-agency teams to enable children and families to access services relevant to their needs.
To contribute to developments in multi agency working with partner organisations, meeting regularly with the Flying Start and Early Help teams.
To support and participate in evaluation of Flying Start and Early Help Services, contributing to the monitoring, planning and reviewing processes, maintaining accurate records of activity via an electronic database.
To be familiar with child protection procedures and comply with them at all times, including the maintenance and compliance with statutory and mandatory training requirements.
For an informal discussion about the roles, please contact Amy Gurdin, Children and Families Team Manager Early Help Services, 01656 642651.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
Closing Date: 24 December 2025
Shortlisting Date: 5 January 2026
Interview Date: 13 January 2026
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
Job description
37 hours per week
Fixed Term up to March 2026
To work as part of an Early Help Team to support a range of preventative interventions including the delivery of parenting programmes to meet the identified needs of eligible children, and their families. This will require liaison with other service providers including Flying Start; Early Help Locality Hubs across the county borough and the Flying Start Central Team. The role will include the use of operational systems for needs identification via the Joint Assessment Family Framework (JAFF) referral, Team Around the Family (TAF), tracking and progression to provide an integrated working approach to improve outcomes for children and their families. Parenting - Family support workers will act as key workers and provide support for families with unmet needs to prevent or minimise the risk of needs escalating.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES:
To provide direct support and advice to children and their families. Assisting in the delivery and support of devised programmes of support including the delivery of evidence based identified parenting programmes within the community environment.
To work in partnership with colleagues from Flying Start, Early Help, other agencies in a co-ordinated and seamless way to deliver parenting programmes and individual support strategies as identified in individual and family support action plans. This will include facilitating the delivery of parenting groups based on recognised evidence based packages of care.
To work as part of the Flying Start and Early Help multi-agency teams to enable children and families to access services relevant to their needs.
To contribute to developments in multi agency working with partner organisations, meeting regularly with the Flying Start and Early Help teams.
To support and participate in evaluation of Flying Start and Early Help Services, contributing to the monitoring, planning and reviewing processes, maintaining accurate records of activity via an electronic database.
To be familiar with child protection procedures and comply with them at all times, including the maintenance and compliance with statutory and mandatory training requirements.
For an informal discussion about the roles, please contact Amy Gurdin, Children and Families Team Manager Early Help Services, 01656 642651.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
Closing Date: 24 December 2025
Shortlisting Date: 5 January 2026
Interview Date: 13 January 2026
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
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