Family Support Worker

Orange Recruitment; Ammanford; On-site; GBP 11,000; Part time

Job summary

A local recruitment agency is seeking a Family Support Worker for the Garnant Family Centre in Wales. The role involves providing a safe and engaging environment for children, planning activities, and supporting families. Candidates should have a childcare qualification and experience in a similar setting. This is a fixed-term contract for 16.5 hours a week with a salary of £10,802 per annum.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in childcare, NVQ/QCF Level 3 (or equivalent).
• Experience of working with children and families.
• Basic knowledge of First Aid and a Food Hygiene Certificate will be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, stimulating environment for children.
• Assist with planning and delivery of organised play activities.
• Provide outreach into the community to contact isolated families.

Skills

Relevant qualification in childcare

Experience of working with children and families

Knowledge of First Aid

Food Hygiene Certificate

Ability to speak Welsh

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 3 in childcare or equivalent

Job description

Job title: Family Support Worker

Place of work: Garnant Family Centre

Dimensions of the job:

Working with other members of the project staff, volunteers, workers from other agencies, and family centre users. The family support play worker will, as part of the family centre team, plan, organise, support and develop activities for pre‑school children and their families in accordance with the framework for practice. To assist with monitoring and evaluation of the family centre service.

Main purpose of the job:

• To provide a safe, stimulating environment for children.
• To assist with planning and delivery of organised play activities for children and their families.
• To assist with monitoring and evaluation of the family centre service.
• To provide outreach into the community, making contact with isolated families and provide ways in which these families can be brought into and be involved in the family centre.

Key tasks of job

• To provide a warm and safe environment for children and their families.
• To provide children’s activities that will enhance their lives socially, intellectually, emotionally and physically.
• To provide activities to enable support to families relating to various issues
• To work alongside centre volunteers.
• To provide outreach to isolated families in the community and devise ways of encouraging families to attend the family centre.
• To be responsible for the planning of programmes, in liaison with the Coordinator.
• To take care of the play equipment and ensure that it complies with Health and Safety regulations.
• In conjunction with the co‑ordinator, to be responsible for Health and Safety matters within group activities, whilst inside/outside the centre.
• To ensure that the centre can provide the following working conditions:An attractive, warm and well‑equipped playroom; An area to have craft activities; A toilet and kitchen area that can be used.

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant qualification in childcare, NVQ/QCF Level 3 (or equivalent) and experience of working with children and families.
• A basic knowledge of First Aid and a Food Hygiene Certificate will be desirable or a willingness to attend a course.
• The ability to speak Welsh will be an advantage for this post.

Hours: 16.5 hours a week

Salary: £10,802 per annum (actual salary)

Must be available; Wednesday-Friday

Contract: Fixed-term contract until 30.6.26

For an application pack, please email.

Subject to DBS checks and references

Closing date: 17.12.25