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Employer: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Salary: £27,852 to £31,099
Location: Wirral, Hybrid Working, Cheshire Lines Building
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
Hours: 36 hours per week
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 26/03/2023 at 23:55
Reference: CF&E/23/229290
The Family Group Conference Team are looking to appoint a Family Group Conference Coordinator to join it’s busy team.
In this role, you’ll develop your existing skills and expertise by working with children, young people, and their families, enabling them to develop their own effective and family led plans.
You will be responsible for managing your own caseload of families supporting them by planning, organising, delivering, and reviewing their Family Group Conferences.
You will also be expected to undertake Mediation cases between family members.
If you enjoy helping families to identify, implement and develop their own solutions and are up for the challenge that being the difference can present, then this could be a great opportunity for you.
It’s an exciting time to join our team and be part of our ambitious journey and join our dedicated Family Group Conference Team.
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Closing date: 26/03/2023 at 23:55
For an informal discussion, please contact Allana Ghaemi (Ms) at allanaghaemi@wirral.gov.uk or call on 07854 251 591
Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.
It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council’s Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.
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