YMCA - Family Aide Worker

Doe Park Water Activities Centre; Bradford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Internal role opportunities

Development within your role

Job share considered

Job summary

YMCA Bradford is seeking a Family Aide Worker to provide practical family support in the Bradford area, helping parents improve routines and parenting capacity while assisting children with school attendance and access to relevant services.

The role offers a flexible working environment with opportunities for internal progression and ongoing development. The post requires commitment to equal opportunity principles and may consider job share arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Support parents to implement routines and boundaries with their children
• Support parents to ensure their children attend school and monitor progress
• Direct work with children and young people to support access to services such as CAMHS, befriending and youth services
• Direct work with parents to improve parenting capacity through access to targeted services
• Keep accurate records of support on the Early Help Module (EHM) database

Job description

Job Introduction

Family Aide Worker
YMCA Bradford
Full-Time - 37.5 per week
£26,227.50 per annum
Job Reference - BRAD45

Job Purpose
To provide, practical family support which improves parenting capacity, access to employment and training and educational attendance of children in line with Bradford Early Help targets and outcomes.
To work with parents and their children in their homes, outside of school hours, to increase the skills, confidence and abilities of all family members to live their daily lives in a positive and safe way.
This will involve

• Support parents to implement routines and boundaries with their children
• Support parents to ensure their children attend school. This could involve directly taking children & YP to school initially and then monitoring progress as routines are established and consolidated
• Direct work with children and young people in order to support access (by making referrals and support attendance) to services that will meet their support needs e.g, CAMHS, befriending, youth services
• Direct work with parents to support their capacity to parent through access to targeted / specialist services which meet their needs e.g. mental health, substance misuse, debt advice.
• Keep accurate records of support delivered on the Early Help Module (EHM) database

To The Successful Candidate We Offer

• Flexible working environment.
• Opportunities to apply for other internal roles.
• An opportunity to work for a company who offer on-going development within your role.
• The post holder must be aware of equal opportunity principles and comply with the YMCA's equal opportunity procedures.
• Job Share will also be considered.

The post holder must be aware of equal opportunity principles and comply with the YMCA Bradford equal opportunity procedures.

Closing date for the role is Monday 16th November 2026 at 9:00am.

• 1. 2Job Pack - Family Aide Worker - YMCA Bradford.pdf