Vacancy:
Job Title: Family Support Coordinator
Location: Flexible Home & Office Arrangements
Reporting to: Hub Manager
Salary Range: £ 31,500 to 34,773 (pro rata) depending on experience
Contract: Twelve month fixed term contract (potential for a further 2 years)
Expenses paid, pension scheme available
Hours: 21 Hours – Regular evening and some weekend work will be required
Job Purpose:
Circles South East is a Charity with nearly 20 years’ experience working in the field of sexual abuse. We are seeking someone with relevant experience to join our team working with those impacted by sexual abuse. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and delivery of our family service, designed to restore those serving prison sentences to their families safely and appropriately. Specifically they will be responsible for the rollout and delivery of our Forging the Links family programme. The post will be part-time, though with potential for an increase in hours should the expansion of the role require it.
The family Project, and delivery of the Forging the Links Family Programme will require working knowledge not only of family dynamics, dysfunction and capacity to parent, but also knowledge of the Criminal Justice System, criminality and how this can impact on families. While we would obviously welcome applications from those with extensive knowledge of both we have considerable expertise regarding the latter within the team which can be shared with the successful candidate. We would therefore particularly welcome applications from those with knowledge and experience of Family and Child Protection work.
Key Relationships:
The post holder will be line managed by the Hub Development Manager.
The post holder will develop and maintain links with professionals and other voluntary and community agencies across the South East and London. You will be required to work flexibly and in close partnership with other team members. The Hub Development Manager will provide line management for the post and work closely with the post holder to develop the project and services.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the growth and development of the Reducing Sexual Harm Hub (RSHH)
- To deliver the Forging the Links family programme across the South East and London
- Support the development of new and existing partnerships
- Support the development of new referral pathways
- Manage adherence to project targets. This is a 3 year lottery project with identified outcomes.
- Support the projects strategic approach for community engagement to strengthen referral pathways, raise awareness and improve accessibility
- To work closely with the Hub Development Manager, Hub staff and other Circles South East Coordinators/staff to promote the RSHH support services.
- Attend monthly team meetings.
- To uphold the Charity’s aims and objectives.
- To promote and develop awareness of the Family Project amongst potential service users and potential referrers. These might include voluntary, charitable and statutory agencies
- To assist the development of policies and procedures relating to the Project
- To keep up to date with developments in relevant professional fields.
- To assist the implementation of new administrative systems and structures to support the development of the Family Project
- To develop and maintain effective partnerships with statutory and voluntary agencies.
- To coordinate information sharing and accountability between the project and partnership agencies.
- To carry out assessments of the needs of referrals and to allocate to the appropriate services
- To complete assessment/final reports for referring agencies concerning service users who have completed Forging the Links
- To assist in the design of an appropriate evaluation model and to collate appropriate statistical data contributing to Project evaluation.
- To co-facilitate on all groupwork programmes delivered by the Hub. This includes the ‘Restoring the Balance’, Youth Family programme and the ‘Breaking the Cycle’, Non Offending Partners programme.
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Additional Information:
The Charity’s main office base is in Didcot, but the post-holder can work remotely as appropriately across their allocated geographical area. Home working will be required when not attending meetings/appointments. The post-holder will be expected to meet with colleagues regularly and to attend a mandatory regular team meeting plus any other team events scheduled throughout the year, which usually take place in Didcot.
It is necessary for the Family Coordinator to have a driving licence and use of a car. Mileage rates will be paid. Evening and some weekend work is required, for which time off in lieu is provided.
The successful candidate will be expected to complete an Enhanced DBS check
Please contact Grace Dale at our Didcot office on 01235 816050 for further information and/or an application form or alternatively please email your request to info@circlessoutheast.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 31st August 2021