Barnardo's Virtual Family Space Cymru is committed to empowering Parents and Carers with a variety of virtual resources, workshops, and parenting programmes to support their parenting journey. As we expand our service reach into Wales, we are seeking experienced Welsh speaking facilitators to join our team.

Role Overview:

This is a Welsh language essential Project Worker role. The role will include the option for evening and weekend sessions. This role is Hybrid working but mostly from home with expectations to attend some face-to-face meetings and training. Your base for expenses purposes will be the service closest to your home.

This is an evolving role and one of the responsibilities will be to provide a variety of both one to one support sessions to carers and group workshops for parents of children, such as Sleep and Toddler Talk, along with parenting programmes such as The Cygnet programme, or similar. The role will also involve some signposting for parents and carers following completion of a ‘brief assessment' to ensure the right advice and signposting takes place. This role fundamentally will be able to support our parents with any concerns they may have regarding our support offer.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver one to one support to carers
Deliver effective workshop sessions and parenting programmes.
Collaborate with parents, carers, and children in the development of our services.
Signpost Parents and Carers to the correct services following discussions around needs.
Adapt delivery methods to meet the diverse needs of participants.

Requirements:

Proven experience of working with families one to one and or in groups
Understanding and sensitivity to the challenges faced by families.
Ability to work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends as required.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven experience of evidencing outcomes for parents and carers.
Experience with Additional Needs and early years desirable, but training will be provided.
Spoken and written Welsh language skills
Some evening and weekend work required

Application Process:

In your application, please refer to your skills, knowledge, and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description, and Additional Information document provided. Highlight your experience in delivering services, detailing any relevant examples. Also, please specify the number of hours per week you are available.

Additional Information:

We are keen to engage with applicants, offering Welsh-language sessions. If you have the expertise and want to be part of a new team with ambitious goals, please apply.

Barnardo's is an inclusive organisation that values diversity and is committed to equality. Apply today to make a meaningful impact on the lives of families and young people.

For more information, please email: rachel.cooper@barnardos.org.uk

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

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Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
Service related sick pay from day 1
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

Reference number:23316
Job Title:Family Link Worker
Location:Workplace offer: Hybrid working, Barnardo's hub/office or home address
Contract type:Fixed term
End date:31.03.2027
Hours:20
Salary:£28,124 FTE (£15,202 pro rata) plus Office at Home Allowance - £312 per annum
Closing Date:27 July 2026
Interview Date:4th August 2026

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