Job Introduction
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.
So, if you’re up for the Challenge we’d love to hear from you!
About The Role
The Family Group conferencing team offer Family Group conferences, mediation and restorative meetings to families to support them and build family networks. The FGC Coordinators are responsible for delivering high quality family group conferences to enable families to make plans to keep children safe. They will offer support, training and advise to partner professionals to support them to fully be involved in the FGC Process and embed the child’s plan in all other children social care plans.
Key Responsibilities
- To be responsible for the planning, coordination, facilitation and review of Family Group Conferences and reviews in Bradford in a way that responds appropriately to the needs of individual families from a diverse of backgrounds.
- To complete discussions in line with our entitlement for Family Group Conferencing and maintain appropriate records that will be shared with families and partner professionals.
- To work exercise a high degree of independence to initiate and expertise in to coordinate Family Group Conferences and be responsible for preparing families and professionals to come together to develop and agree safe plans for children.
- Convene Family Group Conferences that empower families and ensure that they can be fully involved in safe decision making and planning for their children
- To ensure the FGC model adheres to the Bradford Children’s and Families Trust model of delivery.
- To undertake all administrative duties associated with a Family Group Conference and review, including facilitating the FGC, agreeing, writing up and circulating the family plan in line with Bradford Children and Families Trust FGC policies.
- To build effective professionals relationships with Children’s Social Care to embed a high-quality Family Group Conferencing services across the district.
About You
- Up to date continuous & recent experience working directly with children, and parents as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan and support change in families.
- Experience of convening FGC’s, mediation, restorative meetings and/or chairing meetings that involve families, children and young people.
- To have completed Family Group Conference facilitator training through an accredited organisation
- A relevant Level 3 professional qualification related to working with children, young people and parents and evidence of on-going training and CDP
- Able to apply anti discriminatory practice and approaches in their day to day interactions with colleagues, children and their families in order to challenge bias, prejudice and intolerance.
- Able to work independently and to manage own workload and work in an unsupported environment such as with children/young people and their families in their own home – Able to carry out multiple activities and prioritise effort while maintaining a focus on the service user and their families.
- Effective communication and engagement with children, young people and their families
- Building trust and establishing relationships
- Listening, building empathy and using clear language appropriate to age, ability, culture and personality
- Summarising, explaining options, consulting and involving children, young people and their families and partner professionals in decisions and courses of action.
- Able to assimilate and apply complex and detailed information and relay it to service users and other professionals
List of Benefits:
- Generous Employer Contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure.
- Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card Discounts
- Professional development/support
- Career Progression
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
- Social Worker Registration Fees paid
- Flexible Working/Hybrid options subject to service need
Next Steps
The closing date for this role is 2nd June. For any queries, please contact sarah.king@bradfordcft.org.uk or call 07582109857.
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
