Asesydd Magu Plant

**Job**:Asesydd Magu Plant / Parenting Assessor**:
**Job Ref**:RE-1549**:
**Salary**:£45,441.00 - To: £48,474.00**:
**Job Scale**:Gradd 9 / Grade 9**:
**Job Hours**:37 Awr / 37 Hours**:
**Location**:Canolfan Ddinesig, Merthyr Tudful / Civic Centre, Merthyr Tydfil**:
**Speciality**:
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking parenting assessments for Children’s services in line with care planning.

The core purpose of the role is to ensure that all children and their families who work with MTCBC children’s services remain safe and have improved outcomes as a result of the provision of high quality assessments and support.

To assess children and their carers and the risk and protective factors facing the families that have resulted in them needing a targeted parenting assessment. The post holder will provide high standards of assessment for families who are involved with the MTCBC. You will work alongside qualified social workers to ensure a high quality and fair assessment is provided for all families, identifying strengths and barriers that may impact on achieving positive long term outcomes for the children. You will be involved in making significant recommendations in children and families lives such as whether children should be placed in Local Authority Care.

For further information please contact Tracy Welch on 01685 725000.

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.