Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
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: 10.00 AM, 06/11/2024
The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Recruitment Pack Children and Supporting Families
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
•To help children, young people and their families to prosper, whilst working with an integrated and multi-agency approach to ensure that holistic and high quality services are provided to the families of Gwynedd, based on the National Occupational Standards for Work with Parents.
•To engage with parents during individual and group work activities to help them improve their parenting skills.
•Course Equipment and resources
•IT equipment - Laptop and mobile phone
•Plan, provide and lead on offering a range of parenting interventions and family support based on the 'Parenting in Wales - Guidelines on Engagement and Support' framework.' This will include:
•Evidence-based Parenting Programmes.
•Individual Support for families.
•Informal structured Parenting Programmes
•Informal drop-in support.
•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 in order 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 in order 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.
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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 eBost: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
DYDDIAD CAU: 10.00 O’R GLOCH, 06/11/2024
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.
Pecyn Recriwtio Plant a Chefnogaeth Teuluoedd
•Sicrhau bod pobl Gwynedd yn ganolog i bopeth yr ydym yn ei wneud.
•Helpu plant, pobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd i ffynu gan weithio’n integredig ac yn aml asiantaethol i sicrhau fod gwasanaethau holistic ac o ansawdd uchel yn cael eu darparu i deuluoedd Gwynedd sy’n seiliedig ar y ‘Safonau Galwedigaethol Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Gwaith gyda Rhieni.’
•Ymgysylltu â rhieni mewn gweithgareddau gwaith unigol a grŵp i'w cynorthwyo i wella eu sgiliau rhiantu.
•Offer ac adnoddau cyrsiau.
•Offer TG – Laptop a ffôn symudol
•Cynllunio, darparu ac arwain ar gynnig ystod o ymyraethau rhiantu a chefnogi teuluoedd sy’n seiliedig ar fframwaith ‘ Rhiantu Yng Nghymru – Canllawiau ar Ymgysylltiad a Chymorth.’ Bydd hyn yn cynnwys:
•Rhaglenni rhiantu sy’n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth.
•Cymorth Unigol i deuluoedd.
•Rhaglenni rhiantu anffurfiol strwythuredig
•Cymorth anffurfiol galw heibio.
•Adnabod ac asesu galw gan sicrhau mai'r hyn sydd yn bwysig i’r teulu sydd yn ganolog i bob dim a bod ymateb i’r angen hyn wedi ei deilwra mewn partneriaeth a'r teulu mewn ffordd bositif ac adeiladol ac yn seiliedig ar asesiad neu gynllun teulu cynhwysfawr.
•Cydnabod mai’r rhiant/plentyn yw’r arbenigwyr ar eu bywydau a’u cynorthwyo i nodi beth fyddai yn eu helpu ac adeiladu ar eu cryfderau a’u sgiliau drwy ddefnyddio sgiliau cymhelliant a chyfweld ysgogiadol.
•Cydlynu darpariaeth cyrsiau a grwpiau drwy:
•Cynefino a’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
•Cydgordio cyfeiriadau a rhestrau aros ar gyfer cyrsiau/grwpiau a chadw deialog agored am hyn gyda chyfeirwyr, rhieni a rheolwyr.
•Adnabod lleoliadau addas a chynnal asesiadau risg.
•Adnabod a threfnu darpariaeth gofal plant o safon uchel mewn cydweithrediad a rhieni.
•Cydgordio asesiadau cychwynnol a chau er mwyn mesur pellter a deithiwyd.
•Sicrhau fod trafnidiaeth addas a diogel yn cael ei drefnu ar gyfer mynychwyr.
•Defnyddio sgiliau arwain grŵp cadarnhaol i sicrhau fod cyrsiau a grwpiau yn rhedeg yn effeithiol ac yn bodloni canllawiau a rheolau ffyddlondeb rhaglenni yn y maes rhiantu.
•Gweithio fel rhan o dîm aml disgyblaethol integredig gan barchu sgiliau, arbenigedd a chyfraniad cyd-weithwyr. Cymryd cydberchnogaeth dros sicrhau gweithio mewn modd integredig.
•Cydweithio gyda’r cyfeirwyr gwasanaeth fel y Cydlynwyr TAT a Dechrau’n Deg i sicrhau fod y tîm cefnogi teulu yn cyfrannu i gynlluniau gofal a chefnogaeth i sicrhau bod y ddarpariaeth rhiantu yn cyfarfod ac anghenion yr unigolyn.
•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 rhiantu a chefnogi teuluoedd er mwyn rhaeadru’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ynglŷn â materion a meddylfryd cyfredol.
•Mewn cydweithrediad a chydweithwyr priodol marchnata’r gwaith y tîm gan wneud defnydd o rwydweithiau cymdeithasol a Hwb Teuluoedd Gwynedd.
•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 adrodd perfformiad.
•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
•37 awr yr wythnos
•Yn achylusrol bydd angen gweithio 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.
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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)
