Families First Project Officer

Role Responsibility

Kent County Council is looking to recruit a Families First Project Officer for a 12-month contract role (full-time and hybrid working), with a potential extension.  

The purpose of the role is to work in the Children, Young People and Education (CYPE) directorate to support the Families First Programme Manager and Project Managers to set up a single integrated system that supports the wellbeing of and protects all children from significant harm, inside and outside of the family home.  

You will be responsible for supporting, monitoring and reviewing a range of projects within the Families First Programme, leading on specific work packages where appropriate. The role will provide expertise, advice and support to managers to ensure effective project implementation in line with budgets and timescales. You will work in line with project methodology and approach most suitable to meet the needs of the programme, ensuring a flexible and adaptive way of working.  

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. 

 This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We would like the candidate to start on 1 April 2025 so please ensure your current line manager is supportive of this opportunity. 

Contact Details

If you have a query about this role, please contact Sophie Giesbers at sophie.giesbers@kent.gov.uk

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.