The job itself
A great and exciting opportunity has arisen within the Participation, Innovation, and Improvement portfolio for a Family Group Conference Coordinator. This role forms part of our continued improvement activity in driving strength-based, relational and collaborative practice in our work with children, young people and their networks. We are an established, effective Family Group Conference (FGC) service in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and now we are keen to develop our Lifelong Links (LL) service through a three-year partnership with the Family Rights group.
As a Family Group Conference Coordinator, you will be required to act as an independent facilitator ensuring the correct recommendations are made when planning, regulating, and providing guidance in the formulation and review of individual plans. You will ensure Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links meetings are used to strengthen family involvement and relational ways of working with families.
Prioritising family-led planning for reunification will be a key focus of this role.
You will work in line with the principles that underpin the Family Group Conferencing/Lifelong Links model and build effective professional relationships with colleagues across East Riding’s Children, Families and Schools Directorate.
The postholder will need to be self-motivated, dynamic, and organised, with experience and passion that will help empower children and families to plan and make positive changes in their lives.
We are a small team that places a high value on positive relationships. It is essential the postholder works effectively with others, demonstrating a flexible, adaptable approach. A commitment to the highest standards and a child-centred focus are fundamental to this role.
You will ensure that the service operates within a framework of equality of opportunity for families from all backgrounds and provides an outcome-focused approach.
Day-to-day duties include:
* Promoting collaborative decision-making
* Ensuring the voice of the child is heard throughout this process
* Supporting the family/network with sharing their views and attending conferences
* Coordinating and facilitating Family Group Conferences, managing difficult situations that may occur and supporting families and their networks to resolve conflict and focus on the needs of the child
This post is part of a wider commitment by the Children, Families and Schools Directorate to support the practice system to deliver impact and focused outcomes for our children, young people and their networks via building a sustainable foundation of support to our holistic workforce. This is a great opportunity to be part of an aspirational and forward-thinking Portfolio with a priority of supporting those children, young people, and their networks.
The Office Base for this role will be County Hall, Beverley although will work across the East Riding of Yorkshire footprint. Working arrangements will be hybrid and working days are Monday to Friday, but can include some evenings and weekends.
The right candidate
You will contribute to the Quality of Practice agenda within the Directorate to help embed and promote a culture that leads to high-quality and impact-focused outcomes for children, young people and their families in East Riding of Yorkshire.
You will demonstrate good experience of front-line practice within a children’s social work service with an ability to identify what good practice looks like and have in-depth knowledge and understanding of principles and processes of Family Group Conferences.
You will have working knowledge of the childcare legislative framework, strength-based and restorative-based approaches, as well as relational-based practice.
You will have excellent facilitation, negotiation, and communication skills, as well as knowledge and understanding of relational practice with families, including solution-focused and strength-based practice strategies.
You will be able to demonstrate a high level of motivation and the ability to work independently, with skills in working within timescales and with conflicting priorities.
If you meet all of these qualities, have the right value base, and are an innovative leader, then what are you waiting for? Apply now and make a difference.
Check out some of our benefits:
* A competitive salary with performance-related salary progression.
* Agile and flexible working opportunities.
* A culture based on relational practice.
* A supportive friendly team.
* Regular, reflective supervision and peer group supervision.
* Generous leave entitlement.
* Extensive training and development opportunities.
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