Family Group Conference Coordinator

**About this job**:
**“We keep on striving for the best for our children and young people” #Be More**

Barking & Dagenham Children’s Care and Support Services are embarking on an exciting journey of transformation and improvement. There has been impressive Council commitment to investing in our services. This investment is allowing us to increase capacity, to reduce caseloads and increase opportunity for front line managers to provide robust support and oversight.

One such investment is our Specialist Intervention Service. In this service, we have created a hub of preventative intervention offers to assist in reducing the number of children who enter the care system, as well as improving their life chances and safety.

We are looking to appoint two creative, innovative, dedicated, and passionate **Family Group Conference/Restorative Intervention Coordinators **into our team**.** You will be allocated work as a coordinator of Family Group Conferences as well as facilitate **restorative intervention**, **mediation** and support a groupwork programme. You will be working with a team of skilled workers in a busy service.

If you care about making a difference to the lives of families in Barking and Dagenham, and are eager to try new ideas, then this job is for you.

**Special requirements for this post**:
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an Enhanced Children’s Department of Barring Services check

**About you**:
You will be an effective communicator with the ability to organise and convene meetings wherein family members and relevant friends will meet to discuss issues pertinent to a child at risk and arrive at solutions that will enhance the child’s quality of life and wellbeing.

You will be a skilled, motivated and caring practitioner who is able to engage children, young people and family members and use a variety of techniques to assist them in changing behaviour and support them to develop realistic and creative solutions.

You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well the ability to analyse complex information. You will be able to make confident decisions, whilst demonstrating an ability to incorporate a variety of theoretical models which build on families’ strengths and focus on their protective factors. You will have an understanding and experience of contextual safeguarding and will keep the child at the centre of your practise.

**About us**:
We are putting the heart back into social work, supported by our relational practice model, we ensure the child’s lived experience takes centre stage. We need committed individuals to support us in the delivery of these aims and to become part of our team to make a difference to our children and families.

In return we offer a competitive pay package, generous pension, annual leave up to 30 days, investment in your learning and development as well as a commitment to your wellbeing.

**# B**_arking and Dagenham CARES_**

Are you a dedicated social worker ready to embark on a transformative journey? Elevate your career at Barking and Dagenham, where passion meets purpose.

‍ ‍ Embrace diversity: Our unique borough awaits, with families from varied cultural backgrounds. Together, let's achieve better outcomes through a holistic approach to children's services.
- Time and support: We believe in giving you the resources to make a real impact. Use your creativity, share ideas, and drive positive change for vulnerable children and young people.

Values-driven: Deliver, Respond, Inspire, Value and Engage - embody our DRIVE values. Be part of our relational practice model, where the child's lived experience takes centre stage.

**One borough; one community.**

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