Co-Production Connector (Parents/Carers

Brent Council; Wembley; Hybride; GBP 21 000 - 30 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

27 days annual leave

LGPS

Hybrid/flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Health & wellbeing support

Financial wellbeing support

Travel support

Learning and development

My Brent Rewards

Résumé du poste

Brent Council is seeking a Co-Production Connector (Parents/Carers) to help ensure parents and carers are involved in shaping the Families First Partnership Programme. The role supports engagement through workshops, reference groups, and events, collecting feedback to influence service development.

The role also involves creating communication materials, promoting the programme, and aiding training delivery for staff, with a focus on inclusive, accessible engagement practices.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and organisational skills with ability to build relationships with parents, carers and professionals.
• Collaborative approach and confidence in supporting workshops, forums and engagement activities.
• Lived experience of Brent's targeted early help or social work services within the last seven years.

Responsabilités

• Support workshops, forums, and engagement events for parents and carers.
• Develop communication and engagement materials for the Families First Partnership Programme.
• Monitor engagement activities and report outcomes to inform service development and delivery.
• Assist with training delivery to the wider workforce and collect feedback from parents and carers.

Connaissances

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Engagement facilitation

Workshop delivery

Collaborative approach

Lived experience in services

Outils

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

We are looking for a Co-Production Connector (Parents/Carers) to support the Principal Social Worker for Children and Families in ensuring that parents and carers are actively involved in the design and implementation of the Families First Partnership Programme. This role will support the participation and engagement of parents and carers through a range of workshops, activities and engagement opportunities. This could include supporting parent and carer reference groups, forums, focus groups and engagement events, helping to gather feedback and ensuring the experiences of families help inform service development and delivery. You will assist with promoting the Families First Partnership Programme, developing communication and engagement materials, monitoring engagement activities and reporting on outcomes. The role will also involve supporting the delivery of training to the wider workforce, helping to collect and analyse feedback from parents and carers, and identifying learning and good practice to strengthen family participation across Children's Services. The Person We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting parents and carers to have their voices heard and contribute to improving services for children and families., We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and fairness. We expect all employees to demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to promote inclusive, non-discriminatory practices in their work. This commitment forms part of our recruitment process, and candidates may be assessed on their understanding of and ability to contribute to an inclusive working environment. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas, who will use it to help prevent fraud and other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details on how your information will be used by Brent and Cifas, and your data protection rights can be found . As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. This includes people with hidden disabilities, long-term health conditions, diagnoses and mental health conditions. We also guarantee an interview to care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria. Information shared for this purpose will be treated fairly and used only to confirm eligibility under these schemes. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact . Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

• Lived experience of receiving support from Brent's targeted early help or social work services within the last seven years.
• No current involvement with Brent's targeted early help or social work services. Applicants must no longer be receiving support from these services.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with parents, carers and professionals.
• Basic IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• A collaborative approach and confidence in supporting workshops, forums and other engagement activities.
• A genuine commitment to using your lived experience to help shape and improve services for children and families.

This is a part-time role for 10.8 hours a week, where you can use your hours flexibly with support from the Principal Social Worker, and we are looking for someone who has flexible availability to sometimes work:

• After school (weekday evenings)
• Weekends
• School holidays

Why join us?

• 27 days' annual leave, rising with length of service, plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
• Supportive family-friendly policies, including carers' leave, paternity leave and compassionate leave for eligible employees
• Health and wellbeing support, including eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial wellbeing support, including education sessions, childcare deposit loans and season ticket loans
• Travel support, including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme and onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career
• Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure and entertainment