Family Group Conference & Lifelong Coordinator

Job Title: Family Group Conference & Lifelong Coordinator
Starting Salary: 37035.00 - 40476.00 pay award pending
Hours: 30 hours per week which can be worked flexibly
Location: Office base will either be Stevenage or Apsley depending on your location.
Contract Type: Fixed Term End Date / secondment until 31.03.2026
Directorate: Childrens Services

About the team

Are you passionate about helping Care Leavers to find, reconnect and build supportive relationships with extended family and new networks?

Hertfordshire's Family Group Conference Service is looking for positive and dynamic individuals to fill the role of Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links Coordinator.

About the role

We are looking for dynamic and organised individuals who can effectively engage with Care Leavers and their extended networks.

As Coordinator on this project, you will:

You will be responsible for managing a small case load of Care Leavers and support them through the Lifelong Links process. As a Coordinator you will undertake direct work with Care leavers using a variety of tools and techniques (genograms & timelines), to identify and connect their network.

Set up and run a range of engagement activities and support groups for Care Leavers to help bring them together on a regular basis, with the aim of building new positive relationships and promoting Lifelong Links.

The success of the engagement activities and support groups will be vital to getting the Lifelong Links project up and running for Care Leavers, you will be a key driving force in engaging Care Leavers and bring them together.

Actively work with individual young people using the Lifelong Links model, to help them find out who is important to them, from their past and present, and work out how new and supportive relationships can be created for the future.

When joining the team there may also be the opportunities to offer both Lifelong Links to young people in care and Family Group Conferences.

Bring together the young person's network at Lifelong Links Family Group Conference, where people can celebrate and plan what ongoing support, will be available in the future.

https://www.frg.org.uk/involving-families/family-group-conferences/lifelong-links#developing-a-uk-family-finding-model-for-children-in-care-conference

About you

Essential:
• Knowledge of Family Group Conferencing and Lifelong Links
• Have insight and ability to help Care Leavers to manage and grow positive relationships
• Experience of supporting and mediating
• Understanding and ability to manage groups and meetings
• Ability to be flexible in your working hours, evenings and weekends may be required to meet the needs of this role.

Desirable:
• Social Work qualified and registered or professional equivalent qualification
• Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links trained

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC10 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Health and social care

If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of Team, where you can help make a visible difference to young peoples' lives, then please apply.

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Ben Carr on 01992 588346 or email ben.carr@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 3rd, 4th or 6th June - face to face at either Stevenage or Apsley offices

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.