Family Group Conferencing Coordinator

Sheffield City Council; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is seeking a confident Family Group Conference Coordinator for the Sheffield team on a temporary basis to cover leave. You will coordinate planning meetings with families, ensuring inclusive, strengths-based decisions that protect children and their networks.

The role involves direct family work, advocacy and organising logistics from venues to childcare, with some out-of-hours work. Applications encouraged.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification Level 5 or above in relevant field.
• Relevant degree may be considered.
• Experience with vulnerable children and families preferred.
• Driving licence and access to a car would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate strengths-based planning meetings with families.
• Work directly with families to empower safe, sustainable solutions.
• Advocacy and creative problem-solving in complex meetings.
• Coordinate venues, food, childcare and meeting resources.
• Engage with diverse communities to promote inclusion.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Compassionate approach

Advocacy

Education

Level 5+ professional qualification in social care/health/education/youth work/mediation or related field

Relevant degree

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to Sheffield's Family Group Conference (FGC) Team for a temporary period to cover the absence of the existing postholder.

We’re looking for a confident, compassionate and highly organised Family Group Conference Coordinator to join our Sheffield team. You’ll be working directly with families to coordinate strengths-based, inclusive planning meetings that empower children and their extended networks to find safe, sustainable solutions. The role involves direct family work, creative problem-solving, advocacy, and coordination of everything from venues and food to childcare and meeting resources.

You will need to hold the following qualifications to apply for the post:

A professional qualification (Level 5 or above) in social care, health,
education, youth work, mediation or a related field, or a relevant degree.
Applicants without a formal qualification may also be considered if they
can demonstrate substantial experience and training at an equivalent level (e.g. Level 4), particularly in work involving vulnerable children, families, or facilitation of complex meetings.

Ability to drive and have access to a car would be an advantage.

The post holder will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the families. This will involve some work outside of normal office hours and maybe require occasional weekend working.

If you’re passionate about family-led decision making and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Enquiries should be directed to Ruby Taylor, Family Group Conference Manager via email at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Read about the new job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyoneand where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.