Parenting Programme Facilitator – Planning Together For Children Remote
Job description
Parenting Programme Facilitator – Planning Together For Children
Hours: flexible, sessional and permanent contracts available
Salary: hourly rate £13.65 or the equivalent within a permanent contract
Location: Remote delivery plus some face to face in the community.
We are particularly, though not exclusively, looking for individuals living in the following areas: Sussex, Surrey, West Yorkshire, Sheffield, Wirral and Cheshire
Essential qualifications: Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training or equivalent teaching/lifelong learning qualification.
Are you a skilled facilitator with experience of working with groups of parents? Do you have excellent communication skills? Are you solution focused and passionate about making a difference? Do you have If so, Family Action has an exciting opportunity and would love to hear from you.
At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
Family Action is currently an established and very successful provider of CAFCASS’s SPIP (Separated Parent Information Programme). From April 2023 Family Action will be subcontracted by Action for Children to deliver the CAFCASS commissioned Planning Together For Children programme which is replacing SPIP. This is a national programme.
Planning Together For Children consists of three parts. Initial elearning, a 2½ hour group programme and follow up phone calls to parents to gain feedback, assess impact and provide any further signposting. The programme is delivered to parents who are going through separation, which in the majority of cases is being overseen by the Courts.
Your impact
Working with the wider team you will provide support for and deliver the group programme and follow up calls to parents. You will be promoting a positive coparenting approach, including the use of the Parenting Plan and enabling parents to better understand the impact of their separation on their children, encouraging them to put their children at the centre of their communication with their ex partner.
Your skills
To join us as a facilitator you will be highly motivated, an experienced facilitator and client focused. You will enjoy being a part of an established team of facilitators who actively participate in regular supervision and team meetings.
You’ll be an effective communicator who excels at quickly building trusting with parents who are currently experiencing conflict in their relationship.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community / particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse any reasonable travel costs associated with attending an interview.
What will we offer you?
We offer flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits.
We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities.
We have six staff diversity networks that offer peer support and contribute to the strategic development of EDI; AccessAbility Network, Anti-Racism and People of Colour Network, Gender Equality Network, Inter-Faith Network, LGBTQIA+ Equality Network and Parents and Carers Equality Network.
You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.
For an application pack and further information please visit:
www.family-action.org.uk/get-involved/work-us/current-vacancies/
Please email completed applications to: [email protected]
Closing date: Friday 24th March 2023 5pm
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 3rd April 2023
Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where appropriate to the role.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 8-10 per week
Salary: £13.65 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Application question(s):
- Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training is essential or equivalent teaching/lifelong learning qualification.
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
Application deadline: 24/03/2023
