Family Group Conference Coordinator

The purpose of the Family Group Conference Coordinator is to bring families together to participate in a decision making and planning process that enables families to find their own solutions and contingency plans to meet the needs of their children based on information regarding concerns and what services and resources that are available to them by statutory and voluntary agencies.  The aim is to increase the safety and wellbeing of children enabling them to be best supported by their families and remain with their families wherever possible.

Family Group Conference will be utilized for all our children where there are safeguarding risks and are either subject to child protection planning or pre-proceedings.  Therefore, strong co-ordination with existing plans and understanding of risk needs to be well understood.

The service ensures that young people and families are appropriately supported to understand the worries of professionals and are empowered to utilize their knowledge, skills and resources to make safe plans for the children in their families.

This post will use the Family Group Conference (FGC) Model to engage with families to facilitate FGC through a Restorative approach in which the family will develop plans to secure desired outcomes to improve and safeguard their child(ren).

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception. 

At Dorset Council we: 

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents 
• have ambitious aspirations  
• are excited about our future 
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here 
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success 

You will: 

• have access to a range of employee benefits  
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed 
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression 

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments. 

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our values. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. 

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. 

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant. 

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