Family Group Conference Worker

Bolton Council; Bolton; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive rewards and benefits

Gym membership discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Generous annual leave and pension

Job summary

Bolton Council is seeking experienced Family Group Conference workers to join the Family Help Service. You will deliver and facilitate FGC sessions with children and families, manage a caseload, and ensure meetings are organised in the best interests of children within a supportive framework.

The role requires FGC experience and a restorative approach, a Level 4+ qualification, and the ability to drive. The post offers a permanent contract, 37 hours (plus 7%), and salary of £39,481–£43,149 with

Qualifications

• Experience delivering and facilitating Family Group Conference sessions with children and families.
• Understanding of Family Group Decision Making and Family Network approaches.
• Experience in integrated working with Children’s Services and partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and facilitate Family Group Conference sessions with children and their families as part of a caseload.
• Mediate and coordinate Family Group Conferences and ensure meetings serve the best interests of children.
• Support embedding of a wider Family Network approach and flexible working patterns.

Skills

Family Group Conference experience

Restorative approach

Child & family work

Initiative and teamwork

Education

Level 4+ qualification in relevant subject

Job description

Grade £39,481-£43,149 plus 7% for evenings and weekend and essential car user allowance

Hours: 37hrs plus 7%

Contract: Permanent

Role specifics must be able to drive and hold a level 4 or above qualification in relevant subject area

Interview date: 14th or 15th December

For further information about this role, contact: Amy Udall [e-mail]

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our newly established Family Group Conference Team within our Family Help Service, to deliver and support the Family Group Conference approach. The role will be pivotal in ensuring the principles of FGC are embedded to enable families to find culturally sensitive solutions to their own problems within a professionally supportive framework.

We are looking for FGC experienced people to join our wonderful team!

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of Family Group Conference sessions with children and their families as part of a case load. They will mediate and facilitate Family Group Conferences and ensure that the organisation of meetings are in the best interests of Children. This will include responsibility for ensuring meetings are organised and managed in the best interests of Children. The post holder will also support the embedding of a wider Family Network approach.

In order to support a work life balance, we are happy to consider flexible working patterns and compressed hours.

About You

You will be a passionate and experienced worker, with an understanding and experience of working with Children and Families, and a developed understanding of Family Group Decision Making approaches. You will have a good understanding of wider Family Help developments, and experience of Family Group Conference and Family Network approaches in practice.

You will have experience of utilising a restorative approach to working with families. You will have experience of working with Children’s Services and partners in practice and understand integrated working.

You will be a team player, who is able to use their own initiative and someone who embraces creative approaches to working with children and families. You will approach change with a ‘can do’ attitude to overcome challenges and take a strengths-based approach to the role.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

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