Description Salary: £37,815 - £43,083 per annum (pro rata to hours worked as part time) Grade: E Permanent Contract Part-time - 18.5 Hours per Week The Think Family Service is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Family Network Meeting Facilitator who is ideally trained as a Family Group Conference Facilitator. Thurrock’s Think Family Approach is strengths based with an emphasis on assessing the needs of the whole family and identifying their connected network at the earliest opportunity. The model is compatible with the Signs of Safety Roadmap and enables practitioners to involve the family and connected network in Family Network Meetings. Family Network Meetings are used across the department in statutory Children Services and the Prevention and Support Service (PASS). If a Family Network Meeting is required to be assigned within the Think Family Service, this will be convened by a Network Meeting Facilitator. Family Network Meeting Facilitators will hold cases entering the Public Law Outline (PLO) or Court proceedings, if there is a complex family situation or independence is required. Family Network Meeting Facilitators support practitioners to convene Family Network Meetings, identify connected family networks and deliver training as required. The role requires you to organise meetings, visits family members, ascertain children’s wishes and feelings, write up case notes and chair the meeting. You will need to be organised, work flexibly, and have good engagement skills. You can expect to join a dynamic and committed team, where interventions completed with children and families, enable them to develop their own solutions and make positive changes to their lives. The strong culture within the team been created by a permanent and stable workforce. If you would like to further discussion the role, please contact Mark Jackson (Think Family Service, Team Manager) or Alison Ryan (Think Family Service, Senior Practitioner) on 01375 652700/652013. A Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check at Enhanced Level with Children's Barred List is required for this post. Advert Closing Date Redeployment Only: 10th April 2025 Internal & External: 20th April 2025 Interview Date: To Be Confirmed To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below: Download Job Profile (PDF Document) “If you encounter an error message when opening the Job Profile link please refresh the error page”