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We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Susan Layton on 01286 678824.
Interview date to be confirmed.
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 31/03/2025
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•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
•Be responsible for courses/classes and one-to-one work in parenting by working integratedly with various services to run a bespoke and quality family service in the Gwynedd area.
•Put parents at the centre of everything, using autism-friendly person centered approaches and making appropriate adjustments to meet needs.
•Support the autism service within Gwynedd, bridging between Children's and Adult Services and promoting consistent support across the County.
•The position will maintain a workload of:
• working on an individual level as well as group work.
•indirect interventions by sharing information, offering advice and signposting and providing advice to employees supporting autistic individuals.
•doing direct work with autistic individuals and their families and collaborating with other employees who support autistic individuals.
•Course Equipment and resources
•IT equipment - Laptop and mobile phone
•Small budget to arrange courses and activities
•Responsibile for arranging courses, classes, activities and one-to-one parenting support for families by co-working with services to run a bespoke and quality family service.
•Have knowledge of the range of programmes available to support families, implementing support interventions using the most effective and suitable intervention to suit the fathers' needs.
•Implement parenting programs by:
•working with fathers to meet their children's needs;
•working with fathers to recognise and identify their own needs;
•enabling fathers to develop strategies to deal with behaviour and any issues that affect a child's daily life;
•communicate effectively with fathers;
•provide access to information;
•identify methods to improve skills of the fathers.
•Implement effective and successful initial assessments for the family support plan.
•Working closely with the Autism Team to offer appropriate interventions to families in Gwynedd.
•Offer support to develop expertise to mentor staff to run effective diverse parenting courses for a range of ages. Lead new inexperienced leaders to run initial courses by observing, co-running and offering support so that the courses run effectively.
•Support parenting provision in collaboration with other agencies and partners by:
• Identify suitable locations for running new courses and activities such as outdoor activities and play while carrying out appropriate risk assessments
•Working together to identify childcare settings for parenting courses.
•Identify appropriate staff and agree a full commitment to running courses or activities;
•Working together to identify suitable fathers;
•Co-ordinate the initial assessments;
•Identify any other barriers e.g. transport.
•In collaboration with appropriate colleagues, market the services available e.g. summarise the information about the work to fathers quarterly.
• Work together to establish and maintain systems to monitor delivery by measuring the positive impact of the programmes and ensuring effective performance management systems. Generate information and data reports in a timely and tidy manner and ensure that all requirements are met for all external agencies in relation to progress and monitoring of work programmes.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the Parenting Strategy to ensure that fathers are involved in the planning, development and delivery of their own services.
•Attend and actively contribute to a range of meetings, events and seminars addressing development-related issues in family support to cascade updates on current issues and mindsets: local, regional and national networking.
• Provide careful management of the budget and any other resources given to the team e.g. administering petty cash payments for the effective running of the programmes.
•Ensure that what matters to the family is at the centre of everything and that the response to this need is tailored in partnership with the family in a positive and constructive manner and based upon assessment or a comprehensive family plan.
•Recognise that the parent/child is the expert on his/her life, and assist in noting what would help them, and build on their strengths and skills by using motivational skills and interviewing.
•Coordinate the provision of courses and groups by:
•Becoming accustomed to the range of available programmes to support a family and implement a range of interventions, using the most effective and appropriate intervention according to the needs of families.
•Coordinating referrals and waiting lists for courses/groups, and maintaining an open dialogue around this with referrers, parents and managers.
•Identifying suitable locations and conducting risk assessments.
•Identifying and organising childcare provision of a high standard jointly with parents.
•Coordinating initial and closing assessments to measure the distance travelled.
•Ensuring that safe and suitable transport is arranged for attendees.
•Using positive group leadership skills to ensure that courses and groups are run effectively and satisfy guidelines and rules regarding loyalty to programmes within the parenting field.
•Work as part of a multi-disciplinary integrated team and respect the skills, expertise, and contributions of colleagues. To take joint responsibility for ensuring that work happens in an integrated manner.
•Collaborate with service referrers such as TAF Coordinators and Flying Start to ensure that the family support team contributes to care and support plans to ensure that the parenting provision meets the individual's requirements.
•Attend and contribute operationally to a range of meetings, events and seminars which address matters associated with development in the parenting and family support field to disseminate the latest information regarding current matters and mindsets.
•In collaboration with the appropriate colleagues, market the team's work, making use of social networks and Gwynedd Families Hub.
•Collaborate to establish and maintain systems to monitor the provision by measuring the impact of the programmes and ensuring effective performance management systems. Produce information and data reports in a timely and organised manner and ensure that all performance reporting requirements are satisfied.
•Responsibility for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
•37 hours a week
•There will be a need to work unsociable hours occasionally
A positive attitude towards service users and colleagues.
A person who has the imagination to train individuals/groups in an interesting way.
A diplomatic and welcoming personality
A calm and flexible personality.
Enterprising, confident and prepared to take reasonable risks.
Able to work with a wide range and variety of people.
Able to prioritise work and meet specific timescales.
Able to work as part of a team.
A degree / or Level 5 qualification in education, social work or health/care.
A Level 4 qualification is accepted if the candidate is willing to work towards the level 5 requirements.
And a qualification equivalent to NVQ/QCF level 3 for support workers, or willing to work towards this qualification.
Training in an evidence-based parenting programme.
Experience of working with children, young people or families within the care, education, social work or health field.
Experience of assessing and responding to various and complex needs, with focus on building on strengths and introducing change.
Experience of involving children, young people and their parents when planning, developing and delivering services.
Experience of working in multi-agency settings, and of fostering relationships.
Experience of marketing a service to a varied audience that includes professionals, children, young people and parents/carers.
Experience of implementing family support programmes or groups
Experience of providing professional advice and information to many audiences
The ability to work innovatively and creatively within a multi-disciplined context.
Skills in effective work planning and in reaching targets and accomplishing tasks.
Awareness of ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences), and the ability to use this information to develop and implement effective interventions.
Knowledge of safeguarding, childcare legislation, and Child Protection procedures.
The ability to identify parents' parenting capacity, and risk and protective factors.
Understanding of a child’s development.The ability to identify and measure needs by using various methods.
Skilled in preparing and creating clear, concise and effective reports and documents.
Good computer skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint).Use of a car and a full current driving licence
Understanding of Health and Safety regulations
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.
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.
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).
Mae gan Cyngor Gwynedd becyn cyflogaeth deniadol, am ragor o wybodaeth cliciwch ar y Pecyn Gwybodaeth
Mae Cyngor Gwynedd yn gweithredu’n fewnol trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ac yn cynnig ei holl wasanaethau yn ddwyieithog. Bydd angen i’r ymgeisydd gyrraedd y lefel ieithyddol sy’n cael ei nodi fel un o’r sgiliau hanfodol yn y Manylion Person.
Rydym yn annog pob ymgeisydd am swydd gyda’r Cyngor i gyflwyno ceisiadau yn Gymraeg neu yn ddwyieithog.
(Bydd ceisiadau sydd yn cael eu cyflwyno yn uniaith Gymraeg neu Saesneg yn cael eu trin yn gwbl gyfartal, ond gofynnir i’r ymgeisydd ystyried yn ofalus beth yw gofynion iaith y swydd a’r sefydliad ac a fyddai cyflwyno cais yn uniaith Gymraeg yn fwy addas.)
Am sgwrs anffurfiol gellir cysylltu â Susan Layton ar 01286 678824
Cynnal cyfweliadau i’w gadarnhau.
Ffurflenni cais a manylion pellach gan , Gwasanaeth Cefnogol, Cyngor Gwynedd, Swyddfa'r Cyngor, Stryd y Jêl, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Ffôn: 01286 679076
E-bost: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
DYDDIAD CAU: 31/03/2025
Bydd y Cyngor yn gofyn am ddadleniad gan y Swyddfa Cofnodion Troseddol ar gyfer yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus
Os yn llwyddiannus i fod ar y rhestr fer am gyfweliad, byddwn yn cysylltu a chwi drwy’r cyfeiriad E-BOST a gofnodwyd gennych ar eich ffurflen gais. Mae angen i chwi sicrhau eich bod yn gwirio eich E-BOST yn rheolaidd.
•Sicrhau bod pobl Gwynedd yn ganolog i bopeth yr ydym yn ei wneud.
•Gweithredu cyrsiau /dosbarthiadau a gwaith un i un yn y maes rhiantu drwy weithio’n integredig gyda gwasanaethau amrywiol i redeg gwasanaeth pwrpasol ac o ansawdd i deuluoedd Gwynedd.
•Rhoi rhieni yn ganolog i phopeth, gan ddefnyddio dulliau person canolog sy’n gyfeillgar i awtistiaeth a gwneud addasiadau priodol i gyfarfod anghenion.
•Cefnogi y gwasanaeth awtistiaeth o fewn y Sir, gan bontio rhwng Gwasanaethau Plant a Gwasanaethau Oedolion a hybu gweithrediad cyson ar draws y Sir.
•Bydd y swydd yn cynnal llwyth gwaith drwy gymysgedd o:
•weithio ar lefel unigol yn ogystal a gwaith grŵp.
•ymyrraeth anuniongyrchol drwy rannu gwybodaeth, gwneud gwaith ymgynghori a rhoi cyngor i weithwyr sy’n cefnogi unigolion awtistig.
•gwneud gwaith uniongyrchol gydag unigolion awtistig a’u teuluoedd a chydweithio a gweithwyr eraill sy’n cynnal unigolion awtistig.
•Offer cyrsiau
•Arian mân – arian gweithredu cyrsiau rhiantu
•Cyfrifoldeb dros weithredu cyrsiau/dosbarthiadau a gwaith un i un yn y maes rhiantu drwy weithio’n integredig gyda gwasanaethau amrywiol i redeg gwasanaeth pwrpasol ac o ansawdd i deuluoedd.
•Cynefino â’r ystod o raglenni sydd ar gael i gefnogi teulu gan weithredu arlwy o ymyraethau gan ddefnyddio’r ymyrraeth fwyaf effeithiol a phwrpasol i gyd-fynd gydag anghenion y teuluoedd
•Gweithredu rhaglenni rhiantu drwy:
•Gweithio gyda rhieni i gwrdd ag anghenion eu plant
•Gweithio gyda rhieni i gwrdd ag adnabod ein hanghenion eu hunain
•Alluogi rhieni i ddatblygu dulliau o sut i ddelio gydag ymddygiad a materion i fywyd bob dydd plentyn
•gyfathrebu’n effeithiol gyda rhieni
•ddarparu mynediad i wybodaeth
•adnabod dulliau i wella sgiliau'r rhieni.
•Gweithredu asesiadau cychwynnol effeithiol a llwyddiannus ar gyfer y gwaith cefnogi teulu.
•Cydweithio’n agos gyda’r Tîm Awtistiaeth i gynnig ymyrraethau priodol i deuluoedd Gwynedd.
•Cynnig cefnogaeth i ddatblygu arbenigedd i fentora staff i redeg cyrsiau rhiantu amrywiol effeithiol i ystod o oedrannau. Arwain arweinwyr newydd di brofiad i redeg cyrsiau cychwynnol drwy arsylwi, cyd rhedeg a chynnig cefnogaeth fel bod angen fel bod y cyrsiau yn rhedeg yn effeithiol.
•Ysgogi darpariaeth riantu newydd mewn cydweithrediad a phartneriaid amrywiol drwy:
•Adnabod lleoliadau addas ar gyfer rhedeg cyrsiau newydd gan gynnal asesiadau risg priodol.
•Cydweithio i adnabod lleoliadau gofal plant fel meithrinfa Plas Pawb i gyd fynd gyda rhediad y cyrsiau rhiantu neu os yn rhaglen reolaidd sefydlu darpariaeth gofal plant achlysurol ar y safleoedd newydd.
•Adnabod staff priodol a chytuno ar ymrwymiad llawn i gynnal cyrsiau rhiantu
•Cydweithio i adnabod rhieni/ gofalwyr addas
•Cydgordio’r asesiadau cychwynnol
•Adnabod unrhyw rwystrau eraill e.e. trafnidiaeth.
•Mewn cydweithrediad â chydweithwyr priodol marchnata’r gwasanaethau sydd ar gael e.e. crynhoi’r wybodaeth am y rhaglenni rhiantu yn dymhorol a llunio cyfeirlyfr electronig.
•Cydweithio’n agos gyda’r tîm Dechrau’n Deg/ Teuluoedd yn Gyntaf ac asiantaethau eraill i gydlynu a chyd gynnal grwpiau amrywiol ar safle Plas Pawb a chanolfannau eraill. Gweithio ar ddatblygu grwpiau neu weithgareddau ar y safle gan ddenu grwpiau penodol fel tadau i geisio defnyddio’r cyfleusterau.
•Cydweithio i sefydlu a chynnal systemau i fonitro’r ddarpariaeth drwy fesur effaith y rhaglenni a sicrhau systemau rheoli perfformiad effeithiol. Cynhyrchu gwybodaeth ac adroddiadau data mewn modd amserol a thaclus a sicrhau y bodlonir yr holl ofynion ar gyfer yr holl asiantaethau allanol mewn perthynas â chynnydd a monitro rhaglenni gwaith.
•Mynychu a chyfrannu’n weithredol at ystod o gyfarfodydd, digwyddiadau a seminarau sy’n rhoi sylw i faterion sy’n gysylltiedig â datblygiad yn y maes cefnogi teulu er mwyn rhaeadru’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ynglŷn â materion a meddylfryd cyfredol: rhwydweithio lleol, rhanbarthol a chenedlaethol fel y Fforwm Magu Teulu.
•Darparu rheolaeth ofalus ar y gyllideb ac unrhyw adnoddau eraill a roddir i’r tîm e.e. gweinyddu taliadau arian man ar gyfer rhediad effeithiol y rhaglenni a gweinyddu taliadau gofal plant
•Gweithio ar adnabod ffynonellau ariannol addas newydd i ddatblygu’r maes cefnogi teulu gan gyflwyno ceisiadau ariannol drwy arweiniad y Bwrdd Rheoli
•Cyfrifoldeb am hunan ddatblygiad
•Sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â rheolau Iechyd a Diogelwch yn y gweithle yn unol â’r cyfrifoldebau a nodir yn Neddf Iechyd a Diogelwch yn y Gweithle 1974 a Pholisi Iechyd a Diogelwch y Cyngor.
•Gweithredu o fewn polisïau’r Cyngor yng nghyswllt cyfle cyfartal a chydraddoldeb.
•Cyfrifoldeb am reoli gwybodaeth yn unol â safonau a chanllawiau rheoli gwybodaeth y Cyngor. Sicrhau bod gwybodaeth bersonol yn cael ei thrin mewn cydymffurfiaeth â deddfwriaeth Diogelu Data
•Ymrwymiad i leihau allyriadau carbon y Cyngor yn unol â’r Cynllun Rheoli Carbon ac annog eraill i weithredu’n gadarnhaol tuag at leihau ôl-troed carbon y Cyngor.
•Ymgymryd ag unrhyw ddyletswydd arall cyfatebol a rhesymol sy’n cyd-fynd â lefel cyflog a lefel cyfrifoldeb y swydd.
•Cyfrifoldeb i adrodd am bryder neu amheuaeth bod plentyn neu oedolyn bregus yn cael ei gamdrin
•O bryd i bryd angen i weithio oriau anghymdeithasol
Agwedd gadarnhaol tuag at ddefnyddwyr gwasanaeth a chydweithwyr
Person sydd â’r dychymyg i hyfforddi unigolion/grwpiau mewn ffordd ddiddorol.
Personoliaeth ddiplomyddol a chroesawgar.
Personoliaeth ddigynnwrf a hyblyg.
Yn fentrus, yn hyderus ac yn barod i gymryd risgiau rhesymol
Gallu i gydweithio ag amrywiaeth ac ystod eang o bobl
Un sy’n gallu blaenoriaethu gwaith ac i gwrdd â therfynau amser penodol.
Un sy’n gallu gweithio fel rhan o dîm.
Gradd a/neu gymhwyster proffesiynol lefel 5 o fewn y maes addysg, gwaith cymdeithasol neu iechyd/gofal.
Derbynir cymhwyster Lefel 4, a bod yr ymgeisydd yn fodlon gweithio tuag at ofynion Lefel 5.
A chymhwyster sydd yn cyfateb i lefel 3 NVQ/QCF ar gyfer gweithwyr cymorth,
neu yn fodlon gweithio tuag at y cymhwyster yma.
Hyfforddiant mewn rhaglenni rhiantu yn seiliedig ar dystiolaeth
Profiad o weithio gyda phlant, pobl ifanc neu’i theuluoedd o fewn y maes gofal, addysg, gwaith cymdeithasol neu iechyd
Profiad o asesu anghenion amrywiol a chymhleth ac ymateb iddynt, gan ganolbwyntio ar adeiladu ar gryfderau a chyflwyno newid.
Profiad o gynnwys plant, pobl ifanc a'u rhieni wrth gynllunio, datblygu a darparu gwasanaethau.
Profiad o weithio mewn sefyllfaoedd amlasiantaethol ac o feithrin perthynas
Profiad o farchnata gwasanaeth i gynulleidfa amrywiol sy ' n cynnwys gweithwyr proffesiynol, plant, pobl ifanc a rhieni/gofalwyr.
Profiad o weithredu rhaglenni neu grwpiau cefnogi teulu
Profiad o ddarparu cyngor a gwybodaeth broffesiynol i sawl cynulleidfa
Gallu i weithio’n arloesol a chreadigol o fewn cyd-destun aml disgybledig.
Sgiliau wrth gynllunio gwaith yn effeithiol ac wrth gyrraedd targedau a chyflawni tasgau.
Ymwybyddiaeth o ACES (profiadau niweidiol yn ystod plentyndod), a'r gallu i ddefnyddio'r wybodaeth hon i ddatblygu a gweithredu ymyraethau effeithiol.
Gwybodaeth am ddiogelu, deddfwriaeth gofal plant, a gweithdrefnau amddiffyn plant.
Y gallu i adnabod gallu rhieni i fagu plant, a'r risg a'r ffactorau amddiffynnol.
Dealltwriaeth o ddatblygiad plentyn.
Y gallu i adnabod a mesur anghenion drwy ddefnyddio gwahanol ddulliau.
Sgiliau paratoi a chreu adroddiadau a dogfennau clir, cryno ac effeithiol. Sgiliau cyfrifiadurol da a’r gallu i ddefnyddio rhaglenni Microsoft Office (e.e. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Defnydd o gar a thrwydded yrru gyfredol lawn.
Dealltwriaeth o reoliadau Iechyd a Diogelwch
Gallu dilyn sgwrs neu drafodaeth drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg ar lefel broffesiynol a thrafod pynciau cyffredinol bob dydd yn y maes er mwyn cyflwyno gwybodaeth a mynegi barn.Gallu darparu cyflwyniad wedi'i baratoi o flaen llaw ac ymateb i unrhyw sylwadau a chwestiynau arno drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg.
Gallu deall Cymraeg a Saesneg ysgrifenedig safonol, ffurfiol ac anffurfiol.Medru casglu gwybodaeth o amrywiol ffynonellau megis llythyrau, adroddiadau, erthyglau, drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg er mwyn cyflawni'r swydd.
Cyflwyno gwybodaeth ysgrifenedig gyda hyder ar ffurf llythyr, adroddiad mwy manwl a thechnegol ac ymateb i geisiadau ysgrifenedig gan gyfleu gwybodaeth, syniadau a barn drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg. (Mae'n bosib cael cymorth i wirio'r iaith)
