FAMILY GROUP NETWORK CO-ORDINDATOR

Join Cardiff Children's Services - Family Network Facilitator Team

We're building a new team within the Intervention Hub to support families in making safe, informed decisions for their children. Our facilitators specialise in family networking and communication, working with families experiencing acute stress and crisis.

About the job

The Role

As a Family Network Facilitator, you'll empower families to find their own solutions, ensuring the child or young person's voice is central to every decision. You'll work with families with complex needs, often involved in child protection processes, helping them make sustainable changes that allow children to thrive.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate Family Network Meetings that are inclusive and solution-focused.
• Prepare participants by engaging with children, families, and professionals to ensure clarity and support.
• Ensure the child's voice is heard, capturing their wishes and feelings in a safe and appropriate way.
• Promote family-led decision-making
• Document and share plans with all relevant parties, maintaining confidentiality.
• Monitor progress and arrange review meetings as needed.

What We Are Looking For From You

About You

You're an experienced family support worker with strong knowledge of child developmental trauma, strength-based practice, and mediation skills. You'll work across Cardiff and occasionally travel outside the city to meet with extended family networks. You will also work flexibly; this will include evening and weekend work as required.

Please refer to job description and person specification when applying for the above posts.

Additional information

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

If you would like an informal conversation about this role prior to application, please contact for a discussion.

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Job Category Social Services - Childrens

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Permanent