Child Contact Centre Practitioner (Sessional)

Charity Information Family Mediation West provides support to families affected by separation, divorce, and conflict. We have premises in Glasgow and Kilmarnock allowing us to offer services across the West of Scotland. We are affiliated to Relationship Scotland, who support a national network of 22 local service providers for individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship problems. The values and the standards of the organisation help to ensure effective support can be provided to help families through difficult times. Job Information We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to help support a safe, welcoming, neutral and child friendly environment where children and young people can have contact with their parents. These roles have flexibility and sessional staff can be based in Glasgow, or Kilmarnock, or both. Sessional workers will be working within centres and overseeing both Supervised Child Contact and Supported Child Contact. Sessions will require professional reporting, note taking, forming statistical records and evaluations of work undertaken; these aspects will form the basis of Court Reports and Progress Forms for each case. In addition, Child Contact Sessional workers will work in pairs and provide support should there be situations of conflict between parents and / or children. Sessional Workers will maintain a caseload of clients and will be responsible for ensuring that case discussions and case reviews are held regularly. This role will include 12 weeks of supported training and shadowing with a senior practitioner. Ad hoc training courses will also be available for related courses that will enhance the service performance., None specified

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Family Mediation West of Scotland provides support to families affected by separation, divorce and conflict. We have premises in both Glasgow and Kilmarnock, allowing us to offer our services – including child-focused mediation, child contact centres, family support, and children’s counselling – to clients in ten local authority areas across the West of Scotland. We are affiliated to Relationships Scotland, which supports a national network of 22 local services for families, couples, and individuals experiencing relationship difficulties.