The role of a child contact supervisor is to observe the interaction between parent(s) and child(ren) under the care of the Local Authority, and private proceedings.

As a child contact supervisor, you are there to accurately record progress the family are making and to look for evidence of this. In addition to this, you are also looking at how contact is working in line with the Every Child Matters Agenda and this evidence needs to be compiled in a factual observation based report. Supervisors should be aware they could be called upon to attend court and answer questions on some or all of the reports they have provided. The ideal applicant will need to have experience of working with children and families, ideally in an observational or supportive role.

Key responsibilities: • To observe the contact session and make appropriate notes. • It is not appropriate for the contact supervisor to enter into long conversations with the adult having contact. • The contact supervisor may offer advice to the adult having contact if it is felt necessary due to the child/ren needs not being met. • It is only as a last resort that the contact supervisor should take over the care of the child whilst there is another adult having contact present in the room. • If the adult does have to leave the room briefly, the supervisor will then be responsible for the child for the brief period that the adult having contact is out of the room....