Associate Trainer

Freelance position; flexible hours
£34 per hour

Family Rights Group’s vision is a society in which children are raised safely and thrive within their family, and where children in the care system have loving relationships to turn to throughout life.

Founded in 1974, our work combines commitment to human rights and social justice with expertise in child welfare law, policy and practice. We run a free, independent and confidential advice service and provide specialist legal advice to parents whose children are in need, at risk or in the care system and with members of the wider family who are raising children unable to remain at home. We promote quality family group conference practice, host the National Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links network, deliver a comprehensive events and training programme, and offer bespoke consultancy.

Family Rights Group is looking for experienced trainers to deliver family group conference (FGC) training, both independently and alongside members of the charity’s team.

Associate trainers play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of the family group conference coordinator training course. This flexible, freelance role will be ideally suited for someone who is an experienced family group conference practitioner and trainer, who is skilled in delivering courses both virtually and in–person.

Alongside proven experience of delivering training (either online or in-person), you will have a minimum of two years’ experience working as a family group conference coordinator and will have completed at least ten family group conferences. You will have demonstrable knowledge, understanding and commitment to Family Rights Group’s family group conference standards and the aims of the organization.

As an associate trainer, you will work with a small team of committed staff in a values-driven organisation. The charity is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work, including employment. Our statement on equal opportunities can be found here.

If you are interested in becoming an Associate Trainer for FRG, please complete an application form linked below, as well as an equal opportunities form.

Attached is a full job description and person specification for the role. Please read it carefully before applying.

Provisional interview date: Friday 4^th April 2025 (interviews will be held online via Zoom). You will be asked to give a short presentation as part of the interview.

This posting will remain open until sufficient candidates are found.

The charity is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work, including employment. We are committed to being a disability confident employer. As well as providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, we are actively seeking applicants with disabilities for our roles.

• Associate Trainer Job Description
• Our Equal Opportunities Statement
• Application Form
• Equal Opportunities monitoring form

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