Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Supervise and assess contact sessions, providing support and guidance to children and parents/relatives as
appropriate, both before and after contact.
a. Provide programmes of contact activity such as extended/external contact, indirect contact, family ‘education’,
handover support, etc.
b. Take appropriate action to protect children’s safety and promote their welfare, intervening where this is
threatened and terminating the contact if deemed necessary.
c. Prepare and maintain case records and details of contact, in order to formulate how and if contact should
progress. Perform associated administrative tasks and maintain strict confidentiality.
d. Write or otherwise contribute to reports for the courts or other agencies
e. Take part in client feedback processes, record-keeping, monitoring and other aids to the evaluation of services
f. Attend planning meetings, reviews, supervision and other related meetings as required
g. Liaise and represent with other professionals and agencies
General Duties:
h. Undertake training as necessary including an induction programme
i. Attend regular staff meetings or team meetings as required at pre-arranged venues and at Head Office
j. Contribute in your field of expertise to take membership forward.
k. Adhere to all policies and procedures for and agreed they are employed by you.
l. Adopt an understanding that information recorded or shared by you as an individual can lead to you be called to
court to give evidence in regards to this.