Family Group Conference Coordinator

Bradford Children and Families Trust; Bradford; Remote; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 31-34 days

LG Pension

Parental leave

Wellbeing support

Professional development

National Living Wage

Job summary

Bradford Children and Families Trust is seeking a dedicated Family Group Conference Coordinator in Bradford. You will plan, coordinate, and facilitate Family Group Conferences, ensuring families and professionals collaborate to create safe, effective plans for children.

You will build strong relationships with social care partners, support diverse families, and maintain clear records. A trainer-certified background enhances candidacy; DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Must have recent direct work with children and/or parents in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Experience convening Family Group Conferencing or chairing meetings with families.
• Ability to apply anti-discriminatory practice in day-to-day interactions.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, facilitate and review Family Group Conferences and reviews in Bradford.
• Prepare families and professionals to develop and agree safe plans for children.
• Write up and circulate family plans in line with policies.
• Build relationships with Children’s Social Care to embed high-quality services.

Skills

Relationship building

Effective communication

Empathy and active listening

Independent workload management

Education

Level 3 qualification in children/young people/parents

Family Group Conference facilitator training (Desirable)

Job description

# Family Group Conference Coordinator## Job Introduction**Are you passionate about empowering families to find their own solutions and make plans that keep children safe and connected to those who matter most?****Would you like to engage wider family networks, facilitate meaningful discussions, and support families to work together during difficult times?**Our service is continuing to grow as we further embed Family Group Decision Making at the heart of our practice with families and increase our Family Group Conference offer for families.As a Family Group Conference Coordinator, you will build meaningful relationships with children, young people, parents, and their wider family networks, creating a safe and supportive space for everyone to be heard.Through skilled engagement and collaboration, you will help families come together to explore their strengths, identify solutions, and develop their own plans to address concerns and support positive outcomes.By empowering families to make decisions and draw on the support of those who know and care about them best, you will play a key role in helping children remain safely connected to their family and community networks.Our approach is rooted in restorative and relational practice, fostering trust, mutual respect, and meaningful relationships with children, families, and professionals.Our strategic vision and values are upheld across the Trust, fostering a reliable and supportive environment for both staff and the children in our care.**You’ll also:*** Be responsible for the planning, coordination, facilitation and review of Family Group Conferences and reviews in Bradford in a way that responds appropriately to the needs of individual families from a diverse of backgrounds.* Complete discussions in line with our entitlement for Family Group Conferencing and maintain appropriate records that will be shared with families and partner professionals.* Exercise a high degree of independence to initiate and expertise in to coordinate Family Group Conferences and be responsible for preparing families and professionals to come together to develop and agree safe plans for children.* Convene Family Group Conferences that empower families and ensure that they can be fully involved in safe decision making and planning for their children* Ensure the Family Group Conferencing model adheres to the Bradford Children’s and Families Trust model of delivery.* Undertake all administrative duties associated with a Family Group Conference and review, including facilitating the Family Group Conference, agreeing, writing up and circulating the family plan in line with Bradford Children and Families Trust Family Group Conferencing policies.* Build effective professional relationships with Children’s Social Care to embed a high-quality Family Group Conferencing services across the district.**To be successful in this role you will need:*** Up to date continuous & recent experience working directly with children, and parents as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan and support change in families.* Experience of convening Family Group Conferencing’s and/or chairing meetings that involve families, children and young people.* To have completed Family Group Conference facilitator training through an accredited organisation (Desirable)* A relevant Level 3 professional qualification related to working with children, young people and parents and evidence of on-going training and CDP* Able to apply anti discriminatory practice and approaches in their day-to-day interactions with colleagues, children and their families in order to challenge bias, prejudice and intolerance.* Able to work independently and to manage own workload and work in an unsupported environment such as with children/young people and their families in their own home – Able to carry out multiple activities and prioritise effort while maintaining a focus on the service user and their families.* Effective communication and engagement with children, young people and their families* Building trust and establishing relationships* Listening, building empathy and using clear language appropriate to age, ability, culture and personality* Summarising, explaining options, consulting and involving children, young people and their families and partner professionals in decisions and courses of action.* Able to assimilate and apply complex and detailed information and relay it to service users and other professionals**You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:*** Generous annual leave - 31 days rising to 34 with service, plus bank holidays* Excellent Local Government pension* Family-friendly policies and enhanced parental leave* Health & wellbeing support, including Occupational Health and counselling* Professional development and career progression opportunities* we are a National Living Wage employerFor full details of our benefits, please see the attached ‘Our Benefits’ brochure.**Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment****.****If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.****A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.**To arrange an informal discussion, please contact Sarah King (FGC Team Manager) [e-mail] or call 07582109857 or Rabia Qayyum (FGC Team Manager) [e-mail] 07484988691**Closing Date:** 4th October**Interviews:** 15th October