Job Introduction
Job Title: Life Coach
Starting Salary: £34,434 progressing to £37,280 per annum
Hours: 37
Location: Hemal Hempstead
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Children's Services
About the team
Family is at the heart of our work in Hertfordshire and that includes supporting our children and young people in our care to reunite with their families, where this would be safe and in their best interests.
We have an exciting position for the role of Life Coach within our Building Bridges Team, part of the Children Looked After (CLA) Service. This team was newly created in October 2022 to extend our successful Family Safeguarding model into our Children Looked After Service.
This extension of the Family Safeguarding model to children in care sets out to empower families, and their extended networks, by having parental mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse specialists and Life Coaches in one team, working alongside social workers to support positive change that can lead to the reunification of children in care with their families.
About the role
You will work directly with parents of children in care to achieve agreed goals through coaching, parenting intervention and applying relationship-based practice.
Part of the role will require you to visit families at their homes on a weekly basis to develop and progress goals that improve outcomes for children and families. Offering practical support to apply for housing, budget, apply for benefits and develop routines and rhythms.
As part of your training in the role, you will be required to attend ARC and NVR training which you will apply when supporting parents to develop their parenting confidence.
No formal qualifications are required for the role, you will receive Motivational Interviewing training, NVR training and ARC training.
About you
Essential:
- Full UK driving licence and regular access to a vehicle
- Experience of working with Children and Families
- Ability to undertake direct work with families whose children are currently looked after, tailoring interventions to suit their needs.
- Ability to facilitate sessions between children and their parents that increase connection opportunities and build upon their relationship.
- Ability to develop positive relationships with professionals and partner agencies to ensure that children and families receive the best possible service at the right time.
This role would be ideal for those already in an alternatively qualified role such as a Childrens Practitioner or Family Practitioner to expand their breadth of knowledge.
This role would also suit those in a Children’s Information and Advice Officer who want to progress further in this field.
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is Level 9. Please locate the job profile here:
Job profiles - Health and social care
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Adelina Marculescu (Adelina.Marculescu@hertfordshire.gov.uk)
Interview Date: 30th June
Benefits of working for us
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.