Child Contact Centres Coordinator- Knock, Ards and Bangor Child Contact Centres

Knock Child Contact Centre provides a safe, friendly, neutral place where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents and sometimes other family members.

The role is based at Knock Child Contact Centre. Contact Sessions held in Bangor 1st Presbyterian Church, Bangor and Strean Presbyterian Church, Newtownards. Administration is home based.

Key Tasks:

• To take a lead role in the operation and development of the Child Contact Centre, under the direction of the Board of Directors
• To actively participate and be responsible for the recruitment, training, co-ordination and on-going support of volunteers, including training & volunteer social/appreciation events.
• To initiate, develop and maintain channels of communication within and outside of the Child Contact Centre
• To liaise with individuals and agencies referring families to the Child Contact Centre
• To manage the Child Contact Centre’s procedures in relation to referrals, record-keeping, statistical returns, training records and Access NI disclosures
• To manage a devolved budget responsibility
• To organise and chair volunteer meetings
• To attend management committee meetings and provide regular and annual operational reports on the working of the Centre
• To attend NI Network of Child Contact Centres’ Coordinators’ meetings and other relevant meetings
• To attend relevant training as agreed with the Management Committee
• To ensure the Child Contact Centre operates in a way which takes account of the Child Contact Centre’s and the Northern Ireland Network's policies in relation to volunteers, Access NI, child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities, domestic violence, complaints, confidentiality, rehabilitation of offenders and any other relevant policies
• To undertake any other relevant duties within the overall scope of the post as may be required by the Board of Directors.

Hours: 32 hours per week. This will include Wednesday afternoon / evening, and Thursday afternoon / evening sessions plus some evening work.