Families Together Meeting Coordinator

Family Rights Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Families Together Meeting Coordinator to support families in making collective decisions for their children's care. This role involves organizing meetings, facilitating discussions, and ensuring effective communication among family members and agencies. The ideal candidate will possess FGC accreditation, excellent mediation skills, and the ability to engage with clients effectively. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on families' lives while working in a supportive environment that values continuous improvement and flexibility. If you're passionate about helping families and have the necessary skills, this role could be a perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• FGC accreditation is essential for this role.
• Strong communication and mediation skills are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Organize meetings and assist families in decision-making.
• Facilitate participation of young people and families.

Skills

FGC accreditation

Good communication skills

Mediation skills

Adaptability and flexibility

Workload organization

Job description

Families Together Meeting Coordinator – Lambeth Council

The London Borough of Lambeth is currently seeking to recruit a number of experienced Family Group Conference (FGC) Co-ordinators. The FGC model is used to bring family members and friends together to look at how they can collectively provide safe, supportive and sustainable solutions to the problems being experienced in caring for children within the family.

Your role is to organise the meeting and assist the family to come to their own decisions about how they will care for their child/ren. You will understand the importance of facilitating the participation of young people and their families when they are working with agencies. Good communication skills and the ability to engage quickly with clients will be essential. Mediation skills are vital to the post in order that differences of opinion can be expressed constructively.

You will also be adaptable and flexible with the ability to organise and plan your own workload, with an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. The post will require some working in the evenings and weekends and all of our meetings will be face-to-face.

Minimum Requirements:

Please note an FGC accreditation is necessary for this post.

Application Process:

When completing your online application, where you are required to upload your CV (Resume), please also provide a Supporting Statement, clearly evidencing how you meet the criteria marked with an ‘A’ on the job specification. If you do not upload a Supporting Statement and CV, your application will not be considered for this role.

For an informal discussion or if you need any further clarification on this role, you can contact Shahed Chowdhury, Family Group Conference Lead on 020 7926 8778 or via email [e-mail] or Michelle Knott, Service Manager (Permanence) on 020 7926 9556 or via email [e-mail].

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs.

Please note we operate an anonymised application process.

Please ensure to upload your CV and a supporting statement explicitly evidencing how you meet the shortlisting criteria marked with an “A” on the job description.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive an overwhelming response.

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