Arc Senior Support Worker

Cardiff Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council are working together to provide an innovative new Adolescent Resource Centre (ARC) / Edge of Care Service for 11-17 year olds.

Taking a strength based approach, our aim is to work co-productively with families to improve relationships and enable young people to remain living within their family home.

The ARC has been delivering services to young people who require intensive interventions and access to therapeutic interventions across Cardiff for the last three years. As a result of this success, alongside an increase in need and regional funding, the Service is expanding to become a Regional Edge of Care Service, which will operate across two locations across Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan.

As part of this Regional Service, you will be working within an experienced team providing flexible and responsive care packages of respite, intervention, outreach and family support.

You will be working with young people across the region in the community, at their homes and at our centres at a time of need delivering positive outcomes. You will provide structured, evidence-based interventions enabling families to develop problem solving skills, resilience and achieve positive change. You, and the team will provide a rapid response to children and families in crisis, enabling them to address and overcome the difficulties that have led to the family being at risk of breakdown, and prevent further escalation.

What is most important is creativity and flexibility in your approach to young people and their families using a strengths based, person centred approach.

As a Senior Support Worker at the ARC, team work is essential, you will have a Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent in teaching, nursing or youth work.

You will have experience working with adolescents and families at times of need. It is essential that you have supervisory/mentoring experience and are able to work flexibly to include evenings and weekends.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.

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.

This post is temporary until 31 March 2025.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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