Family Group Conference Convener

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time practitioner to join The Family Group Conference service which is part of the Edge of Care Service within Futures Matters.

The team believes in supporting families in making safe decisions and plans for their children within the context of a Family Group Conference.A key and proven way of strengthening family involvement and relational ways of working to achieve best outcomes for children when families are experiencing significant problems in their lives to achieve best outcomes for children when families are experiencing difficulties in their lives.Main Responsibilities

You will facilitate the Family Group Conference, bringing together children's support networks of family members and friends to find safe solutions including:Acting as an independent and neutral facilitator of the Family Group Conference Process.Responsibility for the preparation, planning, coordination, facilitation and review of the Family Group Conference that responds to the needs of the individual families from a diversity of backgrounds.Promoting quality planning, decision making and practice for children and families.

The Ideal Candidate
You must have:NVQ Level 4 or equivalent qualification or evidence of being trained in the delivery of Family Group Conference by an accredited organisation.Experience of delivering direct work with children, their families and carers in a statutory or voluntary agency which provides services to vulnerable children and their familiesThe ability to work within a complexsystemand find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change for our families,Passion and drive to support children to be safe and be able to remain within their family,Excellent communication and IT skills,The ability to work as a team and autonomously and be willing to travel to meet with family members.Ability to work creatively, restoratively, so that you get the best out of children and their families through using relational and coaching techniques,Access to a car at all times, an essential car user allowance is paid.Please note, there may be the requirement for weekend or evening workingInterviews will be held at the end August or beginning of September For an informal chat about the role please contact Kirsten Booth, Edge of Care Manager at: or call Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you'll bring to the role.About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:Our Values:The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.Our benefits:We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire Our recruitment process:As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communitiesAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a GoldAward Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as yourapplication meets the minimum criteria for the post.As you'll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that's why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.