Family Group Conference Co-Ordinator – Reunification Service

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Family Group Conference Co-Ordinator within the Reunification Team to work full time based in Redbridge.

The salary for this permanent Family Group Conference Co-Ordinator job is up to £31,731 per annum.

Main duties:

• Fundamental to the responsibilities of this post is the ability to respond flexibly, positively and successfully to the ever-changing pressures and agendas faced by agencies working with children, young people and their families.
• To manage and engage with a complex and challenging workload including; multiple risk factors and multi-agency input in complex family situations.
• To undertake individual home visits in addition to office based working ensuring that the lone worker policy is adhered to.
• To ensure that the Family Group Conference responds appropriately to the needs of families from diverse backgrounds.
• To support children and their families so that children will be maintained in a safe environment within the family network.
• Exercise a high degree of independence, initiative and expertise in order to co-ordinate meetings which bring families together, utilising and including community members and professionals to make and agree safe plans for children and young people within their network.
• To prepare relevant professionals for the meeting and assist them with producing information for the family which is clear and concise and provide information about concerns and potential resources.
• Ensuring that Safeguarding Procedures are adhered to, recognising and taking action in relation to the safety of children where concerns and risks are identified and for those excluded arrange alternative arrangements.
• To develop a good working relationship with all Social Work Teams to ensure a co-ordinated approach to FGC’s in the best interest of children and their families.
• To ensure health and safety procedures are followed within own areas of responsibility, ensuring that health and safety requirements are met including lone working procedures.

Requirements of this Family Group Conference Co-Ordinator job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.
• Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Family Group Conference Co-Ordinator job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.