Senior Practitioner (FGC) (Fixed term contract)

Slough Children First; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Slough Children First is seeking a Senior Practitioner (FGC) on a fixed-term contract to lead safeguarding initiatives within the Family Group Decision Making service. The role involves managing complex cases, facilitating meetings, and advocating for children's welfare, all while promoting a collaborative and supportive environment.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Agile working supported by technology

Flexible working policies

Friendly working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding and family group decision making.
• Strong communication and advocacy skills.
• Ability to manage complex cases and lead meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Family Group Decision Meetings (FGDMs).
• Provide independent advocacy in accordance with legislation.
• Support the FGC Manager in developing the service.

Skills

Passion for children’s social care

Ability to work collaboratively

Solution-focused practices

Job description

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Contract: Fixed term contract – 18 months initially

Do you thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment? Join us as a Senior Practitioner (FGC), where you will play a vital role within the Family Group Decision Making, Mediation and Advocacy Service.

The Family Group Decision Making, Mediation and Advocacy service sits within the Quality Assurance, Performance and Safeguarding area of Slough Children First and promotes the use of solution focused practices to bring families together to participate in safeguarding decision making and planning processes which increase the safety and wellbeing of our children, young people.

The service works with children, young people, their families, community networks and professionals internally and externally where there are concerns about safeguarding, risk of edge of care, exploitation, gang affiliation, school exclusions, missing episodes, drug and alcohol misuse, special education needs, domestic abuse, placement breakdowns, children in care and care leavers looking at significant connections or reconnections.

As our Senior Practitioner (FGC), you will lead, manage, facilitate, train and deliver a caseload of high-quality complex safeguarding Family Group Decision Meetings (FGDMs), Mediation Referrals where parental conflict and separation is having an impact of a child or young person’s mental health and wellbeing. And provide independent advocacy for Slough Children First, in accordance with current government legislation, the Children Social Care reforms, including the Children’s Wellbeing & School Bill 2024, and identified policies, practice standards and aims of safeguarding independent services.

You will support the FGC Manager to promote, develop and embed Slough Children First’s Family Group Decision Making, Mediation, Advocacy service within a framework of equality of opportunity that responds appropriately to the needs of individual children, young people and families with diverse needs, complexities and backgrounds.

You will carry out the role in a collaborative, respectful and restorative manner which promotes equality of opportunity and joint working with other teams and services across Slough Children First and partners, while challenging and supporting the FGC Manager and team to ensure timely and safe outcomes for children, young people and their families.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Karen Brown, FGC Manager on Mobile: [phone] or Email: [e-mail]

We work on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 3 days per week based in the office.

Skills

Slough Children First is an exciting place to be. We want to be the best and we’re looking for people with the skills, drive, energy and ambition to help us get there! We are looking for people with a passion for children’s social care and a desire to help protect the more vulnerable members of our society. In return, we can offer you:

• Training and development opportunities
• Agile working supported by technology
• Flexible working policies
• Friendly working environment and great colleagues.
  
  

Slough is one of the most diverse places in the country outside of London and a great place to live or work. In fact it's the best place to live or work according to a survey by Glassdoor. Pleasant environments, above average salaries and a lower cost of living, mean an increased quality of life for employees. We're also one of the most accessible places to be, nestled on the corner of the M25, M4 and M40, and less than 20 minutes by train to Central London.

The deadline for submitted applications is Sunday 1st June 2025, with interviews taking place in our office in Slough during the week of 9th June 2025.

Senior Practitioner (FGC) (Fixed term contract)

Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough, Berkshire

SL1 2EL

£40,577 - £45,775 (including local weighting) per year

Contract - Full-time

Posted 6 days ago

Closing date: 01/06/2025

Job reference: AD1311029ObsSPTC

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