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About the Role

The Family Group Conference (FGC) Practitioner will facilitate family-led decision-making and restorative practice within the Family Group Decision-Making Team. This role involves coordinating conferences, supporting families to develop sustainable safety and wellbeing plans, and working within a strengths-based practice model to ensure children's voices remain central to the process.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Family Group Conferences and review meetings.
• Empower children, young people, and families to develop their own support plans.
• Work collaboratively with social workers, schools, health professionals, and community partners.
• Manage a caseload and maintain accurate records and reports.
• Promote safeguarding and identify escalating risks.
• Engage effectively with diverse and hard-to-reach families.
• Support continuous service improvement and professional development.
• Occasionally work outside normal office hours to meet service needs.

Requirements

• Significant experience working with children, young people, and families in community-based services.
• Strong understanding of Family Group Conferences, strengths-based, and solution-focused practice.
• Experience engaging and motivating children, families, and professionals from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to facilitate groups, manage complex family dynamics, and build effective relationships.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, care planning, and relevant legislation.
• Experience assessing and managing risk and making sound professional judgements.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and report-writing skills.
• Commitment to culturally responsive, anti-discriminatory, and relational practice.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
• English and Math qualification.
• Relevant NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification.
• Degree in any discipline or willingness to work towards one.
• Willingness to work towards Family Rights Group accreditation.
• Must hold UK work authorisation that does not require sponsorship.
• Fluent spoken English for public-facing duties.
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and employment references.

Skills

• Family Group Conference facilitation
• Strengths-based practice
• Solution-focused practice
• Restorative practice
• Risk assessment
• Case management
• Report writing
• Group facilitation

Location

• London Borough of Waltham Forest

Work Type

• Full-time
• Permanent
• Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)

Education Level

• NVQ Level 2 or 3
• Degree (or working towards)

Salary/Compensations

• PO1/PO2 £41,133 - £45,750

About the Company

• London Borough of Waltham Forest is a resident-focused, insight-led, and digitally driven local authority.
• Accredited by the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard for commitment to a healthy, fair, and inclusive workplace.

Equal Opportunity

• The Council is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and opposing all forms of discrimination.
• Operates an anonymous shortlisting process to reduce recruitment bias.
• Disability Confident employer.
• Values diversity and ensures the workforce reflects the local community.