Family Support Worker

At Barnardo''s, our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK''s most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo''s dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need. Would you like to be involved in this unique opportunity to support Children and Young People in the Achieving Change Together Service, Barnardo''s Cymru? Who are the Achieving Change Together Service? The Barnardo''s Achieving Change Together Service provides an empowering holistic model of support for disabled children and their families, who live in Blaenau Gwent. Service Aims For parents / carers to feel more confident and equipped to meet the needs of their children. For parents / carers to support their child/children to reach their full potential. To work in partnership with other services and organisations in order to provide a holistic plan of support for the family. Facilitate group work to promote skills development, confidence and independence. To support and enable disabled children and their families to access mainstream, specialist and community resources that meets their needs. What does the Job Role involve? As a Project Worker (PW1), your duties will include: Utilising effective communication skills to engage children and families to build collaborative relationships. Supporting children and families to identify strengths and prioritise support needs. Planning, facilitating and evaluating groupwork programmes and one to one support. ..... full job details .....