Children and Families Assessment/Support Workers

3 weeks ago


Devon, United Kingdom Devon County Council Full time

Tide House is an Ofsted registered residential family assessment centre based in Bideford. We provide evidence-based assessments for the courts and local authorities and are seeking four motivated and enthusiastic part-time children and family assessment/support workers to join our highly dedicated team.

• Post 1 – weekly average of hours per week
• Post 2 – weekly average of hours per week
• Posts 3 and 4 – weekly average of – hours per week

Our aim is to provide families with the opportunity to access advice, support and guidance with the purpose of improving their parenting skills and enabling them to better meet their child(ren)’s needs within the course of the assessment. The scope of our work includes role-modelling, supporting, and assessing parents' day-to-day core parenting skills. For example, this could include supporting parents in preparing healthy and balanced meals, developing, and maintaining daily routines for children and babies or supporting parents to learn budgeting and independent living skills. Many parents that we work with are vulnerable due to alcohol or substance misuse, domestic abuse or domestic violence or mental health difficulties. The children that we work with are often under the age of 5 so experience in Early Years would be an advantage.

An understanding of safeguarding is essential as part of this role. Experience or training in any of the following areas would be beneficial:

• Working with vulnerable children
• Domestic abuse and domestic violence
• Alcohol or substance misuse
• Probation
• Mental health
• Early Years

However, we may consider applicants who do not have this experience but are looking to develop a career in social care and have the right personal qualities.

You will need to be an excellent communicator, assertive and confident. 
We offer a robust induction and shadowing process for all new staff. 
You will receive monthly supervision, appropriate training and excellent peer and team support to enable you to fulfil your role.
The roles require the ability to fulfil all written and spoken aspects with confidence and fluency in English.
• Good standard of literacy and IT competence is required.

Please note – we do not sponsor Visa’s for this post. UK Right to Work is required.

The roles require a DBS disclosure.

Working hours
These are part-time vacancies. Tide House is a 24/7 service and therefore applicants need a degree of flexibility in terms of work patterns. Tide House operates a 2-week repeating rota, and the shifts are a mix of 8 hours and/or hours per day. 

Please note that the roles require working alternate weekends.

The work patterns for the posts are as follows: 

Post 1 (weekly average of hours per week)
Week 1
Tuesday: 8am – 4pm
Wednesday: 8am – 4pm
Thursday: 8am – 4pm
Saturday: 8am – 4pm
Sunday: 8am – 4pm

Week 2
Monday: – 10pm
Tuesday: – 10pm
Thursday: – 10pm
Friday: – 10pm

Post 2 (weekly average of hours per week)
Week 1
Monday: – 10pm
Saturday: 8am – 4pm
Sunday: 8am – 4pm

Week 2
Tuesday: 8am – 4pm
Wednesday: – 10pm
Friday: – 10pm

Posts 3 and 4 (weekly average of – hours per week)
These are part time positions in that they require fixed alternate weekends (Saturday AND Sunday, either 8am – 4pm or – 10pm) plus general Bank availability. Bank shifts are a mix of 8 hours and hours per day, can occur at short notice and can be weekday or weekend.

What we can offer you
Job types: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: - per hour
Post 1 - £22,267 per annum
Post 2 - £14,837 per annum
Posts 3 and 4 - £4,677 - £5,757 per annum, plus bank hours - per hour
Company Pension
Private medical insurance

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.



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