Family Group Conference Facilitator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous support and development

Career progression opportunities

Employee benefits and rewards

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a full-time Family Group Conference Facilitator to support at-risk children and families, coordinating plans to stay together. The role involves independent forums for risk discussion, cross-agency collaboration, and writing detailed reports.

Hybrid working with regular office attendance is offered, alongside DBS checks and ongoing professional development within Children & Young People Services.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing services to children and/or families with complex needs.
• Good record-keeping skills.
• Ability to construct coherent reports.
• Ability to contribute to and complete assessments.
• Strong mediation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in an inclusive and non-discriminatory manner.
• Effective working with other professionals and organisations.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate family group conferences so families can agree their own plan to remain together.
• Provide an independent forum to discuss family risks and strengths, and review plans.
• Work in partnership with families and other agencies to address complex issues before they escape.
• Support children at risk of becoming looked after and those who could be reunified home.
• Contribute to and complete assessments as required.
• Write coherent reports and keep good records.
• Create a supportive environment for families to come together.
• Work closely with all teams within Children's Services.
• Travel across St Helens and surrounding areas, with regular attendance at the office.

Skills

Record-keeping

Report writing

Mediation

Negotiation

Inclusion & equality

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

The Families Staying Together (FaST) Service in Children & Young People Services is recruiting a full-time Family Group Conference Facilitator. The role helps families build their own plans to stay together and reduce risk, working with other agencies on issues such as crime, school attendance and domestic violence. It supports children at risk of becoming looked after or who could return home, with hybrid working and regular office attendance. An enhanced DBS check is required.

What the job involves

• Facilitate family group conferences so families can agree their own plan to remain together
• Provide an independent forum to discuss family risks and strengths, and review plans
• Work in partnership with families and other agencies to address complex issues before they escape
• Support children at risk of becoming looked after and those who could be reunified home
• Contribute to and complete assessments as required
• Write coherent reports and keep good records
• Create a supportive environment for families to come together
• Work closely with all teams within Children's Services
• Travel across St Helens and surrounding areas, with regular attendance at the office

Experience

• Experience of providing services to children and/or families with complex needs

Skills & knowledge

• Good record-keeping skills
• Ability to construct coherent reports
• Ability to contribute to and complete assessments
• Strong mediation and negotiation skills
• Ability to work in an inclusive and non-discriminatory manner
• Effective working with other professionals and organisations

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

Other

• Communicates with people from all walks of life in a wide range of situations
• Remains calm in a crisis
• Adapts to constantly changing situations and priorities
• Flexible, positive and willing to learn

What’s offered

• Enrolment in the Merseyside Pension Fund pension scheme
• Continuous support and development
• Career progression opportunities
• Employee benefits and rewards