Personal attributes
Essential
Being able to be creative and imaginative with service users.
Enthusiasm to learn about a range of intervention methods and to implement them.
Have good communication skills with the ability to deal with service users in a sensitive and polite manner.
Positive, Flexible, reliable, and able to work effectively individually and as part of a team.
Have the ability to prioritize and complete tasks meeting specific deadlines.
A commitment to the values, principles, aim and objectives of Social Services and promoting the welfare of children.
An understanding of anti-oppressive and non-biased practice
Desirable
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Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
Good standard of education to level 5 GCSE grade C or above to include Welsh and English.
A suitable level 3 qualification in assessment or a higher/similar qualification in care. The current accepted qualification in accordance with the Social Care Qualifications Framework for Wales is the Open University HE Certificate in Social Care Practice (K101/102 & KZW113). You must therefore be willing and have the ability to fulfill the qualification as a condition of accepting the job unless you already possess it (or a higher qualification).
Desirable
Training in the field of children, including interventions and models for change.
ECDL word processing qualification or similar
Relevant experience
Essential
Experience of working with children and families who show a range of complex needs (mental health challenges, behavioural difficulties, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence) and demonstrate an ability to create rapport and build effective relationships.
Knowledge of safeguarding, childcare legislation, local child protection procedures, and an understanding of child development, parenting capacity and risk and protective factors.
Being able to foster reflective, supportive outcomes-focused relationships with children and their families.
Experience of planning work in a structured and efficient manner
Attend and contribute to meetings
Desirable
Experience of working within a statutory social services framework.
Experience of carrying out or contributing to assessments, care planning and reviews with service users and complex needs.
Knowledge and understanding of a range of evidence-based approaches, including attachment and loss theory, relationship and strength-based interventions.
Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
Ability to engage and maintain relationships while listening, discussing and meaningfully identifying information / problems with individuals who may be in crisis situations.
Information about the needs of children and families with support available within the community to help them.
Ability to analyze information and formulate support packages that are tailored to meet the needs of children and their families.
Ability to analyse, record and discuss assessment, reports and plans in Welsh and English.
Ability to work in a multi-agency partnership while fulfilling the needs of the individual.
A commitment to professional self-management, reflection and development.
Ability to operate ensuring data security and confidentiality.
Computer skills – able to use Microsoft systems.
Current, clean driving licence.
Desirable
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Language requirements
Listening and Speaking - Higher
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
