Family Led Decision Making Coordinator PT

Family-Led Decision Making Coordinator

Job Title: Family Group Decision Making Coordinator
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 25.5
Salary: HC07 £ 32,062 - £36,363 pro rata £22,096 - £25,060 per annum
Location: Hereford
Closing Date: 23/07/2026

Help families find their own solutions. 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, create lasting change and empower families to build their own plans.

This unique role keeps you independent and neutral, supporting families to take ownership of decision‑making while ensuring the child’s voice remains at the heart of everything you do.

• 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.

• Experience working with children, young people and families.
• Skilled in facilitating meetings and managing challenging conversations.
• Ability to work confidently with complex family dynamics while remaining calm, balanced and solution‑focused.
• Understanding of safeguarding, child development and the needs of vulnerable children.
• Experience of multi‑agency working.
• Belief in strengths‑based, restorative and relational approaches.
• Strong trust‑building, warmth, empathy and professionalism.

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

• Salary range of £22,096 - £25,060 per annum.
• 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays; purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period.
• Flexible working, including 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).
• Access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits – savings, cashback and discounts.

Contact e for reasonable adjustments to the online application process or during the interview stage.

• Candidates with a disability – part of the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Candidates who are Armed Forces Veterans or Reservists – part of the Armed Forces Covenant pledge.
• Candidates who are Herefordshire care leavers – commitment to support young people leaving care.

All staff are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre‑employment checks.

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