Casual Family Group Conference Coordinators​/Mediators

Casual Family Group Conference Coordinators / Mediators

An exciting opportunity has opened up to work for the Buckinghamshire Family Group Conference (FGC) team and we are looking for FGC coordinators to help support children on the edge of care, through FGCs, Mediation and Advocacy for children and young people.

This is a casual role, salary is £ 22.58 per hour. (
* annual salary increases will be subject to annual staff pay reviews)

Buckinghamshire has a well-established Family Group Conference service offering FGCs, mediation and child advocacy to families who are working with children’s social care.

Set up in 2007, our FGC Service works creatively to ensure that the child’s voice is pivotal to the decision-making processes that impact their lives, within a variety of contexts. The Bucks FGC team prides itself on its high practice standards and the expertise of its Independent FGC Coordinators, Mediators and Advocates, who are the ambassadors of the service, promoting best practice, collaborative working, positive, safe, and sustainable outcomes for children and their families.

We are passionate and committed to strengthening and supporting families to make realistic, safe, and robust plans to protect their children, and to enable families to care for their children within their own family networks.

We are looking for self-employed FGC Coordinators and mediators to join us and expand our team to meet the growing need for our services in Buckinghamshire.

The FGC team is now part of the newly formed Adolescent/Edge of Care service, offering intensive support to young people in Buckinghamshire who are most at risk of entering care. There will be opportunities to work with these children, where restorative FGC and mediation work can support them to remain living within their families whenever they can.

Buckinghamshire Council brings together the best of the previous five councils to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.

Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and ranks as one of the top rural areas to live in the UK and yet it is incredibly well connected– only an hour from London on the train. The county has a rich history and heritage and is the birthplace of the international Paralympic movement.

We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey.

The Family Group Conference Coordinator, Mediator and Advocacy role is pivotal to the successful engagement and outcomes of the Family Group Conference service. Successful candidates will be required to evidence their existing expertise in this field or demonstrate that they have at least three years’ experience and expertise working with vulnerable families and children in a variety of settings.

As an independent Family Group Conference Coordinator, you will work flexibly to manage your own case load and building relationships with families, where there are worries about their children’s safety.

You will work closely with children, parents, and wider family members to hear their views and address these safeguarding worries, with the goal of facilitating Family Group Conferences and other Family Group Decision Making meetings (FGDM), where families are encouraged to work together to make safe plans and improve life for their children at home.

The FGC service also offers mediation for families, to help resolve conflict and improve relationships and communication, as well as advocacy for children to allow their voices to be heard at Child Protection conferences. You will have the opportunity to work across these services, to build skills in different disciplines and maintain variety.

As part of the Adolescent / Edge of Care team, your FGC and mediation skills will also feed into an intensive way of working with young people identified as most at risk of entering care.

You will…