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Wellbeing Officer

4 months ago

Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Voices From Care Cymru Full time

JOB TITLE:
Wellbeing Officer

ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Wellbeing Manager

LOCATION:
Hybrid working - Cardiff main base (pan Wales coverage)

HOURS OF WORK:35 hours per week

SALAR
Y:
£20, £11.14 per hour)

CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed term until March 2024 (may be extended - funding dependent)

Mission and Values
Voices From Care Cymru exists to improve the lives of care experienced children and young people in Wales, which we achieve by being an independent voice

The things we value are:
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Being Young-Person Led
Everything VFCC does is guided by care experienced children & young people.

Our Board of Trustees is split between young people and professionals and we regularly consult children and young people on issues that are important to them.

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Equality For Everyone In Care


We believe that care experienced children & young people should have the same chances and opportunities as their non-care experienced peers.

They should not have to face stigma, discrimination and barriers in life because of their care experience.
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Creating A Care Family


VFCC provides the opportunity for care experienced children & young people to meet, grow, learn and develop long lasting friendships.

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Being Aspirational
VFCC wants care experienced children & young people to be everything that they can be. We want to inspire them and nurture their potential.
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Celebrating Individuality


VFCC is a unique organisation and we recognise and celebrate the individuality and diversity of the children & young people we work with.

We see that the different backgrounds, experiences and views of care experienced children & young people help us to develop as an organisation and better represent the wider care population.


Purpose of Post:


The Wellbeing Officer will help increase the number of support sessions delivered to care experienced young people and will provide advocacy and support to the care experienced community across Wales.

Members of the care-experienced community often requires significant support, which they can struggle to access due to a lack of family/social networks.

The Wellbeing Officer will work collaboratively to assist in increasing support networks across the region and provide suitable advice and support to enable voices of care experienced children and young people to be heard.

It is crucial that the post holder understands and represents the ethos of the organisation. This means treating young people with respect, as individuals, and gaining their trust through outstanding professional integrity.

It means providing a holistic service, understanding of people's distinctive needs and barriers they can face in accessing mainstream services.


This post will involve evening work visiting children and young people in their placements or in the community, in addition to a monthly participation group and will involve some daytime meetings.


Duties:

  • Provide support and advice around topics affecting care experienced young people and supporting the transition from care to independent living
  • Provide support and advice to care experienced young people and care leavers in order for them to make informed decisions
  • To assist in the monitoring of issues of children and young people looked after and leaving care and to assist in the promotion of these issues
  • Help organise and deliver training
  • Organise and facilitate 1:1 sessions
  • Maintain records and administrative systems and contribute to the development of Lamplight software
  • Report to the Line Manager to the Board of Trustees
  • Operate within charity's policies and procedures, including Confidentiality, Equal opportunities, Health & Safety, safeguarding policies.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

  • Practical knowledge and understanding of issues affecting care experienced young people
  • Positive and proactive attitude
  • Excellent communication skills both written and oral
  • Good IT knowledge
  • Good time management and ability to handle demanding workloads
  • Must have own transport and hold a full, clean driving license
  • Strong commitment to teamworking
  • Good general education to NVQ/QCF qualified or above
  • Proven experience in a role supporting people/young people
  • Willingness to undertake training where appropriate
  • Must undergo a DBS check before working
  • Must be able to communicate in Welsh both written and verbally

Desirable:

  • Direct experience of working with care experienced young people including understanding care leavers entitlements in Wales
  • Knowledge of policies
  • Experience of engaging with health and social care services
  • Completing assessment and support plans with service users

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm

Contract length: 13 months

Salary:
£20,266.12 per year

Benefits:

  • Additional leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • Free or subsidised travel
  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking
  • Private dental insurance
  • Sic