Family Connect Advisor - Full Time NJC Scale 5 37 hours per week - Permanent £28,163 - £30,060 Telford & Wrekin Council has put Children and families at the heart of its' vision for the future. In reshaping our services, we have established Family Connect, a new multiagency partnership approach to safeguarding children and young people. Family Connect operates a single point of contact for services accessed by the public and professionals to ensure that the right service is delivered at the right time, in the right place by the right people. The Family Connect Service is a fresh approach to safeguarding children. It consists of a multi-agency partnership that offers child-centred co-ordinated activity. The post holder working in the Family Connect service will be required to supply all stakeholders with timely Information, advice, guidance and support to ensure the right service at the right time can be accessed. For further information on the role please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification. This post is office based and operates Monday-Friday 8.50am-5pm Please contact Courtney Wood on 01952 385385 option 1 / 01952 380480 if you have any queries. Here at Telford and Wrekin Council, we have been judged to be outstanding overall in terms of effectiveness (the only Authority in the West Midlands with this judgement) for the second time Here’s just some of the great things Ofsted had to say when they visited us in April 2024: Children and families in Telford and Wrekin continue to experience exceptional social work practice when they are in care and as care leavers. Participation is a real strength and children’s and families’ involvement is threaded throughout service developments. Social workers know their children well and have developed effective relationships with parents. The virtual school is a significant strength in Telford and Wrekin. Care leavers benefit from an extremely comprehensive and generous local offer. Corporate parenting is a strength in Telford and Wrekin. The stability of the experienced workforce creates the perfect environment to benefit children and care leavers. As a result, social workers maintain relationships with children who know them over many years, which contributes to children’s feeling of belonging. Staff enjoy working in an environment where senior leaders are visible, and they feel valued. There has never been a more exciting time to join our service after the recent publication of our Ofsted Inspection If you think you can meet the challenge and would like to find out more about this role, please see our recruitment web pages or contact us by emailing courtney.woodtelford.gov.uk Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification. At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups. We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including: Competitive rates of pay Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes Free on-site parking Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home – our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits. A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV. Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas. Attached documents Family Connect Advisor Scale 5.docx