You will facilitate the Family Group Conference, bringing together children's support networks of family members and friends to find safe solutions including:

• Acting as an independent and neutral facilitator of the Family Group Conference Process.
• Responsibility for the preparation, planning, coordination, facilitation and review of the Family Group Conference that responds to the needs of the individual families from a diversity of backgrounds.
• promoting quality planning, decision making and practice for children and families.
  
  NVQ Level 4 or evidence of training within the delivery of Family Group Conference (by an accredited organisation)
• experience of delivering evidence based direct work with children, their families and carers in a statutory or voluntary agency which provides services to vulnerable children and their families.
• the ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change for our families.
• Passion and drive to support children to be safe and be able to remain within their family
• The ability to work as a team and autonomously and be willing to travel to meet with family members.
• Excellent skills in communication and understanding of family dynamics.
• The ability to work creatively, restoratively, to get the best out of children and their families through using relational and coaching techniques.
Access to a car at all times, an essential car user allowance is paid.

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