Lifelong Links Relationship Builder

Family Rights Group; England; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lifelong Links Coordinator role at Family Rights Group is based in Hertfordshire. You will work with Looked After children and young people to map important people using mobility maps, genograms and timelines, and to bring them together at a Celebration Event to create a Lifelong Links Family Plan.

You will join a dedicated Lifelong Links team, require safeguarding knowledge, a proactive approach, and the ability to travel across Hertfordshire.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of child protection/safeguarding procedures.
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practices in employment and service provision.
• Experience of undertaking direct work with children and young people.
• High level of computer literacy.
• Commitment to embedding innovative ways of working.
• Excellent communication, listening, liaison and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours in line with the needs of the children and young people and their networks. This will include some evenings and some weekends.
• Driving licence and access to a car for work purposed. This is an essential car user post and you must be insured for business use.
• Willingness to travel outside of Hertfordshire; children and young people may live in foster and residential homes out of county. Family members and others may live outside of Hertfordshire.
• To have delivered the Lifelong Links process as part of the wider delivery of Children and Young People’s Services.
• To have worked independently and within agreed time constraints.
• Experience of working with a child-led approach.
• Experience of working in a trauma-informed way.
• Experience and knowledge of working with cared for children and young people living in foster and residential homes.
• Using initiative and a proactive approach to progress and achieve a child or young person’s stated aims.
• To have had experience in working in a partnership with other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Looked After children and young people referred to Lifelong Links.
• Use tools such as mobility mapping, genograms and timelines to identify important people.
• Bring together identified people with the child or young person at a Celebration Event to create a Lifelong Links Family Plan.

Skills

Child protection

Communication skills

Direct work with children

Computer literacy

Flexible hours

Driving licence

Job description

The Lifelong Links Coordinator role at Family Rights Group is based in Hertfordshire. You will work with Looked After children and young people to map important people using mobility maps, genograms and timelines, and to bring them together at a Celebration Event to create a Lifelong Links Family Plan.

You will join a dedicated Lifelong Links team, require safeguarding knowledge, a proactive approach, and the ability to travel across Hertfordshire.