Tŷ Hafan is a beautiful children's hospice located on the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan coastline. Covering the South, East and West Wales Tŷ Hafan offers a beautiful, newly refurbished working environment set in idyllic grounds a short distance from the metropolitan area of Cardiff.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Family Support Worker to join our well-established Family Support Team within our Family Wellbeing & Outreach services.
This is a full time, permanent role and is based at the hospice and in the community. Applicants will be required to work flexibly, working weekend and evenings as and when service need requires.
About the role
We are looking for someone who has experience in delivering and facilitating events. The role will organise and facilitate a range of events, both in the hospice and community settings based around service user participation, that meet the needs of either mums/ female carers; dads/ male carers or whole family groups, ensuring they are equitable across our catchment area and considering the wide range of family’s needs. The role will also provide 1-1 low level emotional support to families referred to the hospice and through bereavement.
Our new enhanced benefits package include:
About Us
Tŷ Hafan's ambition is that when a child's life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own. Sadly, we know that thousands of families in Wales are struggling alone through fear, exhaustion and uncertainty that comes with caring for a child whose life will be short. We believe that no family should have to live this on their own and we are determined to walk alongside every family through life, death and beyond.
At Tŷ Hafan we are experts at caring for children with life-shortening conditions and our services support families in our hospice, in community settings, local hospitals and in families' homes. We understand that needs of each child and their family are unique, and we know that caring for a child with life-shortening condition is often extremely demanding. Our aim is to make sure that no one is doing this alone. Our colleagues, volunteers and supporter are crucial in the delivery of our ambition - we know that everyone plays a huge part in making sure that no family faces their child's short life alone.
Our Vision is A Wales where every child with a life-shortening condition lives a fulfilling life, supported with the compassion and specialist care they and their family need.
Our Purpose is No family should have to face the unimaginable loss of their child alone. With children and families at the heart, of all we do, at end of life, through bereavement and beyond.
Our Values are Demonstrating compassion, Providing excellent service, Working together and Taking ownership.
Our team at Tŷ Hafan are supportive and inclusive, we value individual differences, and understand experience can come from many avenues, therefore it is not essential to have previous experience working in a palliative care environment. Palliative care is defined as the total care of individuals from diagnosis of a life-shortening condition, beyond transition into adult services, or in providing extensive bereavement support. It is important to remember that paediatric palliative care is so much more than just end of life care, Tŷ Hafan holds enhancing quality of life at its very core.
Further information
Please see the full job description and person specification or email careers@tyhafan.org.
Additionally, you are welcome to contact Kirsty Gibbs, Family Support Lead (Kirsty.Gibbs@tyhafan.org) or Lynne Phelps, Head of Family Wellbeing and Outreach Services (lynne.phelps@tyhafan.org) for an informal and confidential conversation.
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Additional Information
Successful applicants must be UK residents and we do not offer sponsorships at this time. You will be subject to the outcome of an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and baring service) check and two satisfactory references.
Tŷ Hafan is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.