Family Support Worker - Flying Start (Fixed Term)

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive local authority in the UK is seeking a Family Support Worker to provide support services for children and families within the Flying Start framework. The role requires energetic and motivated individuals with experience in a multi-agency environment and the ability to greet customers in Welsh. This position also involves collaboration with various partners to ensure optimal family outcomes.

Benefits

Hybrid working policy

Disability Confident employer

Qualifications

• Energetic and motivated individual with relevant experience.
• Successful experience of working with children, young people, and families.
• Commitment to working in a multi-agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide family support and early intervention services.
• Work as part of a multi-professional locality team.
• Collaborate with partners to support family outcomes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Experience with children

Welsh language ability

Job description

Overview

Job title: Family Support Worker - Flying Start (Fixed Term)

Employer: Bridgend County Borough Council

Location: Bridgend, CF31 4WB

Pay: Salary not specified.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: Yes

Closing Date: 22/11/2025

About this job

Family Support Worker

• Flying Start (Fixed Term) Job description; 29.6 hours per week; Fixed Term up to 31 March 2026; Bridgend County Borough Council has developed with other partners, a framework for a more integrated approach to the provision of services for children, young people and families.

Flying Start Family Support Workers form part of a multi professional locality team of frontline workers related to early intervention and support work with children, young people and families.

We are looking for an energetic, motivated individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.

The ideal candidate will have successful experience of working with children, young people and families and a commitment to working in a multi-agency environment.

For an informal discussion about the roles, please contact Amy Gurdin, Early Intervention Locality Manager, North Hub, 01656 642651. The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post.

This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Responsibilities

• Provide family support and early intervention services to children, young people and families within the Flying Start framework.
• Work as part of a multi-professional locality team to deliver integrated services.
• Collaborate with partners and agencies to support family outcomes.

Qualifications

• Energetic and motivated individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Successful experience of working with children, young people and families.
• Commitment to working in a multi‑agency environment.
• Welsh language ability to greet customers is a requirement for this post.
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced disclosure required.

Benefits/Additional information

• The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post, providing a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between home and the office.
• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
• Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).