About The Service
Cardiff Parenting 0-18 is part of Cardiff Early Help Services, an innovative and progressive service within the directorate of Adults, Housing & Communities in Cardiff Council. The aim of Cardiff Parenting is to work in partnership with families living in Cardiff to improve parenting confidence and skills, strengthen relationships and nurture wellbeing and resilience. Cardiff Parenting 0-18 is grant funded by Welsh Government.
The Connecting Families team consist of skilled and enthusiastic professional Parenting Practitioners who deliver group parenting programmes and manual led 1:1 programmes across Cardiff. Our qualified Parenting Practitioners also lead on creche delivery providing a safe, warm and nurturing environment for infants and children to enjoy while their caregivers access the parenting programmes.
This is an exciting time to join a service that actively promotes best practice, which places relationships at the heart of its work, and supports strength-based working with its practitioners.
We will offer you:
- A friendly and supportive working environment.
- Regular support and supervision to support you in your work.
- A wide and extensive training programme
You can learn more about elements of Early Help by visiting the website www.cardifffamilies.co.uk.
About the job
We are seeking to appoint Parenting Practitioners, who will deliver a menu of Parenting Programmes for the Cardiff Parenting 0-18 service across Cardiff. We invite applications from candidates who are able to deliver services in English and Welsh. Training in the parenting programmes will be provided.
The successful candidates will provide parenting interventions on a group basis and also, where necessary, on a one to one basis with service users in their home; and lead on the delivery of crèche support for families accessing programmes of intervention.
There are two posts available – 30 hours per week and 21.8 hours per week.
What We Are Looking For From You
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- A qualification in Early Years Childcare & Development at Level 3 relevant to the list of required qualifications to work within the Early Years and Childcare Sector in Wales (this information can be found at www.ccwales.org.uk)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Proven experience of working within a service team or project for early years children, young people and their families
- Experience of working in a crèche setting
- Proven experience in developing a programme of activities which engage children; meeting individual needs and the child’s developmental stage
- An understanding of, and experience in dealing with, safeguarding issues in relation to children, young people and their families
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of requirements, including Cardiff Council’s Behavioural Competencies.
Additional information
If you would like to discuss the post prior to application, please contact Robina Woodfield (Cardiff Parenting 0-18 Groups Manager) on 07970642561.
There are two posts available – 30 hours per week and 21.8 hours per week. The salary shown, however, is for an employee working 37 hours per week and will be pro rata'd accordingly.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
Due to our current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs through the post. We also cannot accept applications by post.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
If you require additional support to complete the Parenting Practitioner job application, our Into Work Advice Service team can help you. To receive further support contact 029 2087 1071 or email intoworkadviceservice@cardiff.gov.uk
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