Family Led Decision Making Coordinator

Job Title: Family Group Decision Making Coordinator

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37

Salary: HC07 £ 32,061 - £36,363 per annum

Location: Hereford

Closing Date: 23/07/2026

Help families find their own solutions.

At Herefordshire Council, we believe that families are often best placed to identify the solutions that will keep their children safe, supported and thriving. We are looking for a skilled and passionate Family-Led Decision Making (FLDM) Coordinator to help make this happen.

As part of our Families First transformation, you will bring children, young people, parents, wider family members and their support networks together to develop plans that build on family strengths and create lasting change and empower families to build their own plans.

This is a unique role where you will remain independent and neutral, supporting families to take ownership of decision‑making while ensuring the voice of the child remains at the heart of everything you do.

Come and join us on our Restorative Journey of Improvement to gain the best for children and families in Herefordshire.

You will:

• Build positive and trusting relationships with children, young people and families.
• Coordinate and facilitate Family Group Conferences and other family‑led decision‑making meetings.
• Support children and young people to participate in ways that reflect their wishes, feelings and understanding.
• Identify and engage wider family and community networks.
• Help families develop safe, realistic and sustainable plans.
• Facilitate review meetings and support families to reflect on progress and changes needed to move forward.
• Work alongside social workers and partner agencies to embed Family-Led Decision Making across Herefordshire's Families First journey.
• Maintain high-quality records and contribute to service learning and quality assurance.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience of working with children, young people and families.
• Is skilled in facilitating meetings and managing challenging conversations.
• Can work confidently with complex family dynamics while remaining calm, balanced and solution‑focused.
• Understands safeguarding, child development and the needs of vulnerable children.
• Has experience of multi‑agency working.
• Believes in strengths‑based, restorative and relational approaches.
• Can build trust quickly and communicate with warmth, empathy and professionalism.

This role is about enabling families to make their own plans.

The FLDM Coordinator does not:

• Hold cases.
• Complete statutory assessments.
• Deliver therapeutic intervention.
• Make decisions on behalf of families.

• Salary range of £32,061 - £36,363 per annum.
• Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period.
• Flexible working: including the potential for job‑sharing, part‑time hours and agile working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
• Payment of professional membership fees (based on role requirements).
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.