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Are you a parent, kinship carer relative or friend of a child who is involved with, or who needs the help of, children’s services in England? We can help you understand processes and options when social workers or courts are making decisions about your child’s welfare.

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Independent Family Group Conference Co-ordinator – Oxfordshire County Council

Job Title: Independent Family Group Conference Co-ordinator- home based
Fees: An hourly rate £20.00. (Plus additional expenses for food, mileage, attending by monthly co-ordinators meetings, consultations and development)
Hours: Sessional

Closing date: Thursday 31st August 2023 at 5pm
Interview date/s: September, second week

Oxfordshire Family Group Conference Service is currently seeking to recruit sessional Independent Family Group Conference Co-ordinators. In Oxfordshire the FGC model is used to bring family members and friends together to look at how they can collectively provide safe, supportive and sustainable solutions to the problems being experienced in caring for children within the family/friends support network.

We need energetic, compassionate and reliable professionals helping family to focus to move forward to improve the situation for child/ren.

Your role is to organise the meeting and assist the family to come to their own decisions about how they will care for their child/ren. You will understand the importance of facilitating the participation of young people and their families when they are working with welfare agencies. Good communication skills and the ability to engage quickly with clients will be essential. Mediation skills are vital to the position in order that differences of opinion can be expressed constructively.

This will be a self-employed contractual role offered on a part time basis as and when you are available.

You will be expected to work a minimum of 25-30 hours per month but it is highly likely that more hours will be available. You will be offered a self-employed contract and claiming via invoice per case. You will be home based and expected to work to the County Council’s working at home procedures. The post will require some working in the evenings and a degree of flexibility is required.

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