Project Support Officer

Project Support Officer

Southwark

20/hr

Start date: ASAP

Full Time: Mon - Fri 36/hrs a week, temporary contract 3 - 6 months

Hatched Recruitment is looking for a Project Support Officer in the Southwark area.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Partnering with the Family Rights Group (FRG) and funded through the Department for Education's (DfE) 'Stable Homes, Built on Love' strategy, Southwark's Family Group Conference Service is developing a new Lifelong Links Team which is part of Southwark's FGC Service.

This Team, along with the FGC Service, requires exemplary and flexible support from a Project Officer to ensure that family networks are strengthened, and that children in care, and care experienced young people, are helped to make lasting connections with family, friends and other important people they may have lost contact with.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Responsibilities

1. Upload FGC and Lifelong Links Plans (and other relevant information) onto the children's Mosaic files

2. Maintain up to date Excel spreadsheets for all FGC and Lifelong Links cases

3. Update and maintain FGC and Lifelong Links data, collating and tracking performance and outcomes

4. Ensure there is effective support for the FGC Service and Lifelong Links Team, including self-employed FGC and Lifelong Links Coordinators

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:

1. Practical working knowledge of project management practices and theory

2. Excellent operational knowledge of the full suite of Microsoft Office software

3. Knowledge and experience of working to directorate and corporate policies, procedures and practice including performance frameworks and their application within a social care setting.

Experience:

1. Experience of providing project or service support at different stages of its life-cycle, which may include planning, implementation and/ or monitoring

2. Experience in the development of appropriate project monitoring, governance and reporting approaches

3. Experience researching, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and information for specialist and non-specialist audiences

4. Experience of collaborative working with a variety of professionals, agencies and service users