Parent Mentor Coordinator

Role Responsibility

Contract length: 18 months

Kent County Council (KCC) is committed to making Kent a county that works for all children. As part of this commitment the Family, Drug and Alcohol Court is being developed to  help families where children are put at risk by parental substance misuse, mental ill health and domestic abuse with the emphasis to provide a bespoke problem solving approach to promote parental and family recovery. To aid parents’ recovery the team like to match parents with parent mentors, who may have had similar experiences as themselves. The mentors will provide a non-judgmental approach to supporting parents.

The purpose of this role is to recruit, train and supervise parent mentors along with matching the mentors to parents who are working with the FDAC team.  The post is part of a multi-disciplinary team providing assessments and support to families.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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.

The role is based at Invicta House and will commence as soon as mutually convenient. If you are interested or would like more details, please contact Donna Harris. 

Interviews will be held Wednesday 16th December 2020.

Contact Details

Donna Harris, FDAC Service Manager

donna.harris@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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.