About the Role…

We are looking to recruit to our Family Group Conference Service and have an exciting opportunity to be part of a team involved in supporting children, young people and their families.

At Stockport Council we have a desire to continue to provide and strengthen our Family Group Conference offer. Our service supports children and families at various points in their social care journey, but we do have a specific focus on supporting families in pre-proceedings, to help families develop their individual support and care plans.

We are looking to appoint a full-time Family Group Conference Coordinator to join our friendly team.

The role of the Family Group Conference Coordinator is an exciting opportunity to deliver a child-centred practice model that is based on supporting families to develop their own bespoke family plans by bringing them together.

As a Family Group Conference Coordinator, you will have a range of responsibilities including working directly with children, young people and their families, co-ordinating their family group conferences to empower them to effect change.

About You…

You will bring experience in working with children and families and promoting family-based decision models. You will be skilled in facilitation, mediation & negotiation with individuals and groups, with a solution focus that is empowering to families. You will have a good understanding of safeguarding practice.

Whilst experience of Family Group Conference delivery would be helpful, we will provide the appropriate training and support to ensure the successful candidate is able to undertake the role.

Additional Information…

We are looking for people from a range of backgrounds who have direct work experience, or a background related to working and supporting children, young people and families.

You will be able to demonstrate good communication skills and ideally have some experience in mediation.

You will understand the Stockport Family restorative approach of working with families and will be able to manage conflict in a restorative way.

You will be an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about supporting families, and able to work with a range of different people and professions.

Ideally, you will have some basic knowledge of safeguarding, although this is not essential, and you must possess a basic awareness of Family Help and social work practice, including the pre-proceedings process under the Public Law Outline.

You will be committed to the principles of our Family Group Conference service which utilises the Family Rights Group model to empower families to plan and resolve their own situation as a family.

Find Out More….

For the full details of this opportunity, please refer to the role profile linked here.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Jerry Anderson on 07875990136 or [email protected] or Mathew Finegan on 07356 128 185 or [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.