Kinship Consultant

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Job description

Job Title - Kinship Consultant, Policy Research, & Development Team

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 28-35 hours per week

Salary - £45,000 pa pro rata

Location - London

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK's oldest children's charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About Coram BAAF

CoramBAAF is the leading professional membership body for family placement policy and practice development. Dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people in care by supporting the agencies and professionals who work with them, primarily in the UK but also internationally. Coram BAAF supports and represent its members, champion best practice, and provides high quality policy and practice guidance advice, training and resources.

About the role

Kinship care policy and practice is developing rapidly as the number of children in kinship care continues to increase, with more than ever before placed with family and friends' carers. We are looking for a Kinship Consultant to help build on and drive our significant presence in this area.

The Kinship Consultant will enhance best practice in care planning and kinship care for looked after children across the UK by providing expert consultation to member agencies to build their capacity and capability in accordance with evidence, as well as improve outcomes and meet emerging needs. They will also play a key role in influencing stakeholders to improve legislation, policy and practice.

For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification. If you would like to have a conversation about the role, or around alternative working arrangements, please contact Ellen Broomé, Managing Director, at or on .

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Monday 6th December 2021 at 23:59

Interview date: w/c 13th December 2021

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. While we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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