Children’s Safeguarding and Family Support Participation Practitioner

5 days ago

Telford, United Kingdom Telford and Wrekin Council Full time

Job Introduction
**Participation Practitioner - Children's Services**

**NJC Scale 6 - 37 hours per week**

**£30,559 - £32,654 per annum**

Telford and Wrekin's Children’s Services have been judged to be outstanding for the second time We are incredibly proud of our achievements to date and continue to ensure that the voice of children and families remains at the heart of all that we do. We pride ourselves on our focus on Family First and relational practice and partners and hold respectful practice at the centre of all we do.

Our Participation Practitioner will work to support and empower children, young people, parents, families and carers to have a voice about the decisions that affect them, with professionals working alongside and recognising one another's expert knowledge, to design, develop and improve services. This includes how we plan, deliver and evaluate services. They will also work alongside colleagues in the development of policy and practice to ensure that the voice of those we support is kept at the centre of children’s services.

This officer will work with children, young people, parents, families and carers, to develop their active participation in the work of Telford and Wrekin’s services. In addition, they will also represent the views of those supported at meetings with council staff, elected members and partner agencies.

They will be tasked with the design of participation groups and surveys and schemes of direct work which maximise the potential for engagement with Children’s Services.

It is a really exciting role for making a real difference in shaping approaches to practice and learning. If you are interested and think this sounds like the perfect role for you then please do get in touch.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

- Competitive rates of pay
- Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
- Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
- Free on-site parking
- Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
- Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
- Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home - our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of** benefits.**

A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV.

Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.

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