Senior Meitheal & Family Support Network Lead

Tusla - Child and Family Agency; Munster; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tusla - Child and Family Agency in Ireland invites applications for a Permanent Senior Child and Family Support Network Co-ordinator. The role centers on leading Prevention, Partnership and Family Support initiatives, coordinating Meitheal practice and building Child & Family Support Networks across catchments.

You will train, mentor and support Tusla staff and partners, establish multi-agency steering groups, and drive integrated work with Social Work and related services to improve outcomes

Qualifications

• Maintain standards of practice and levels of professional knowledge by participating in continuous professional development initiatives and attendance at courses as appropriate.
• Engage in career and professional development planning.
• Make recommendations to the Senior Manager for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support in relation to the ongoing education, mentoring and training needs of Tusla staff and partners.
• Act as a resource by participating in the education and training of colleagues and other health professionals as required for the Meitheal National Practice Model.
• Build and communicate an understanding of the role of the Prevention, Partnership and Family Support Programme of work and its integration with Social Work and the Tusla Service Delivery Framework and with other statutory and voluntary services

Responsibilities

• Along with the Senior Manager for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support, put in place a multi-agency steering committee as a subgroup of the Children and Young People’s Services Committee to engage relevant statutory and voluntary partners in prevention, partnership and family support.
• To work closely and liaise with the Co-ordinator of the Children and Young People’s Services Committee to ensure integrated working towards positive outcomes for all children and young people.
• To provide line management to basic grade PPFS support personnel, both professional and administrative.
• To identify, link with and seek active engagement of the statutory and voluntary services that play a role in children and families’ lives in the relevant catchment area to develop their participation into Child & Family Support Networks (CFSNs).
• To develop tailored strategies for engaging specific sectors and services in prevention, partnership and family support, for example schools, early years, youth work, primary care, specialist services including disability and mental health, adult services etc.
• To work with the Senior Manager for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support to set up and oversee the implementation of the Meitheal Early Intervention National Practice Model in their area.
• To train (with assistance of workforce learning and development and others trained in Meitheal), coach and mentor Tusla staff and partners in order to have a wide range of Lead Practitioners and Meitheal support staff participating in the Meitheal Early Intervention National Practice Model.
• To centrally coordinate and document the implementation of the Meitheal Model including ensuring all requests for Meitheal are processed and the subsequent process is adhered to and recorded in line with the Meitheal Toolkit.
• To support Lead Practitioners to achieve the range of tasks outlined in the Meitheal Toolkit including supporting them with administration, facilitation and coordination.
• To supplement core Meitheal training by delivering presentations and seminars to groups who may not attend the two day Meitheal training programme.
• To support the Senior Manager for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support to operate an information and quality assurance system in relation to the Meitheal Early Intervention National Practice Model and the operation of the CFSNs.
• To support the Senior Manager for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support to implement the Commissioning Guidance to use the total resources available for children and families in order to improve outcomes in the most efficient, effective, equitable, proportionate and sustainable way.
• To support the Senior Manager for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support to undertake a local assessment of child and family needs and strengths in line with the commissioning guidance and in conjunction with the Children and Young People’s Services Committee.
• To support the Senior Manager for Prevention, Partnership and Family support to ensure there is a continuum of support matching the continuum of child and family needs in their area.
• To work closely and liaise with the Duty Intake Social Work Team Leader to ensure that the Prevention, Partnership and Family Support Programme of work is integrated with Social Work Services and the overall Service Delivery Framework and to support implementation of the National Service Delivery Framework Practice Note on Social Work and Local Area Pathways.
• To support best practice development in relation to Hidden Harm, Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based violence, Mental health issues across the CFSNs.
• To support full implementation of all the PP&FS work-streams.

Job description

Tusla - Child and Family Agency in Ireland invites applications for a Permanent Senior Child and Family Support Network Co-ordinator. The role centers on leading Prevention, Partnership and Family Support initiatives, coordinating Meitheal practice and building Child & Family Support Networks across catchments.

You will train, mentor and support Tusla staff and partners, establish multi-agency steering groups, and drive integrated work with Social Work and related services to improve outcomes