Family Intervention Project (FIP) Officer

Medway Family Intervention Project (FIP)

Fixed term initially to March 2011

Secondment Opportunities Welcome

Medway Council received funding last year from Dept Children Schools and Families (DCSF) to establish a new Family Intervention Project (FIP) as part of the Youth Crime Action Plan reforms and national roll out of FIPs. Due to recent success in bids for further funds from the Housing Challenge Fund we are now seeking to expand this team and recruit a further three highly skilled and experienced staff who have knowledge and skills in working intensively with families who present a range of multiple and complex needs. This new funding will bring Medway Council Children and Adult Services into partnership with the leading local social housing providers in order to provide intensive tenancy support to families experiencing a range of problems.

You will be proactive, task orientated and able to demonstrate initiative and resilience to work intensively in supporting targeted families to make progress in meeting set goals. The Senior FIP Officers will be required to have experience of staff supervision as well as managing a caseload. Experience of multi agency working will be essential for all posts.

• Please note funding for all positions is fixed initially to March 2011. It is expected further funding announcements will be made later this year

How to apply

There is NO application form, we will shortlist for interview / assessment based on the information you provide, so:

Send us your details including:

·Why you are the right person for this job – remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the “person specification” section above. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work or personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you are submitting a C.V. please ensure it is tailored to meet this requirement and fully answer all the questions.
·Membership of any professional bodies, including name of body, level obtained and date of entry.
·Your full work history, explaining any gaps. Including employers name, address, dates from and to and reasons for leaving.
·The post you are applying for and where you saw it advertised
·How we can contact you – including full address telephone and email contact details
·Please provide details for us to obtain two references. If you are currently working we will need a reference from your current employer and previous employer. If you are not currently working, we will need references from your two most recent employers.
·Any relevant criminal record information (please see additional guidance notes), if Nil please indicate this clearly in your letter. If you are unsure whether this applies to yourself please contact a member of the Resourcing Team for further details.

Please also complete the attached equal opportunity monitoring form and ensure that you include the following statement (either by cutting and pasting or copying)

Disclosure of relationships please delete as applicable:

i) I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am not related to, or in a
relationship with, any Councillor, or employee of Medway Council

ii) I declare that I am related to, or in a relationship with, the following Councillor
or employee of Medway Council.

Name……………………… Position………………………. Relationship ……………
Name……………………… Position………………………. Relationship……….……

Signed…………………………………………… Date……………………………….

Closing Date: 9th April 2010

email to
post to Resourcing Team, HR Services, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham Kent ME4 4TR

Or, if you have any queries, please contact us on 01634 332878 or if you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager call Audrey Williams on 01634 338740 or 07983044530

Please note that providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if you are appointed to the post and possible referral to the police and or the ISA (all safeguarding posts.)

Medway Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

CRB Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.