Senior Family Assessment Worker

1 week ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Lytham care ltd Full time

**Location**: Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside
- **Accountable to**:Registered Manager
- **Pay**:£16+ dependant on experiencing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Family Assessment Workers to join our brand-new Residential Family Assessment Centre, based in Knowsley: Lytham Lodge. We are part of a wider company which offers residential care to children. The company formed 12 years ago and is owned by the same family to this day. There is a strong commitment and passion to deliver the best service possible to enhance the lives of children.

The company have launched Lytham Lodge in response to seeing first-hand how children struggle when they are separated from their parents. If we can support families at the earliest opportunity, there may be a chance to keep more children living safely with their parents; ultimately achieving better outcomes for them.

The role of the Senior Family Assessment Worker will be to take lead on shift, alongside assistance from the Registered Manager. You will support Family Assessment Workers and ensure family plans are driven forward. Seniors will have additional skills and knowledge to bring to the role. This may feature safeguarding experience; supporting families with complexities (domestic abuse, substance misuse, learning needs); assessment knowledge; and Early Years’ experience.

**Some of the direct aspects of the job will entail**:

- To work with families on a day-to-day basis, observing and recording the parents’ abilities to meet the immediate safety and care needs of their children. This will be completed through daily observations.
- To ensure parents/carers prioritise the safety and welfare needs of their children, and promptly respond to any safeguarding worries.
- To create a supportive learning environment for parents and children.
- To provide individual sessions with families, specific to their individual needs.
- To promote and deliver a clear and planned parenting support offer.

Staff at Lytham Care are well supported by a highly skilled staff force. The Registered Manager has extensive child protection knowledge, and has worked as Local Authority social worker and team manager; and the Responsible Individual has extensive knowledge with regards to Residential support.

The Senior Family Assessment worker will be offered regular formal supervision and encouraged to partake in lots of reflective discussions. The company have invested in a therapeutic service who will facilitate regular group supervisions, and staff views and input will be listened to and valued. They will be supported by the work of a multi-disciplinary team; all working together for the best outcomes of the babies/ children.

If this sounds like something, you would be interested in then take a look at our detailed job description or contact the registered manager on 0151 523 9851 for further discussion.

**About the company**
Lytham Lodge is a brand-new Residential Family Assessment Centre, based in Kirkby (northwest of England). We are part of a wider company which offers residential care to children, who currently cannot live with their parents. The company formed 12 years ago and is owned by the same family to this day. There is a strong commitment and passion to deliver the best service possible to enhance the lives of children.

The company have launched Lytham Lodge in response to seeing firsthand how children struggle when they are separated from their parents. It was felt if we could support families at the earliest opportunity, there may be a chance to keep more children safely living with their parents; ultimately achieving better outcomes for children. We know from research that children in care have below average outcomes across a range of measures. We also know a delay in decision making regarding a child entering the care system can also lead to detrimental outcomes. Therefore, intervening early and offering a concise, evidenced based assessment of parental capacity at the earliest stage can only be a positive measure, speeding up the decision-making process for the child.

Many of the parents that we will support and assess will have faced multiple adverse experiences as children and adults themselves and may not have experienced consistently good enough parenting growing up. As a result of their experiences, parents often do not have a good internal model of what it is to be a parent. They may not be sensitive to the emotional and / or basic care needs of their child due to emotional / psychological trauma that they may have sustained. There will be a variety of reasons why the parents are referred to Lytham Lodge with their young children, this could include a history of neglect, physical or emotional harm, abuse of drugs or alcohol, mental health, learning difficulties, or domestic abuse. We are committed, wherever possible, to providing children, parents, and families with the necessary support and intervention to rectify, address, or improve the difficult

  • Senior Family Assessment Worker

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Lytham care ltd Full time

    Location: Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside- Accountable to:Registered Manager- Pay:£16+ dependant on experiencingAn exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Family Assessment Workers to join our brand-new Residential Family Assessment Centre, based in Knowsley: Lytham Lodge. We are part of a wider company which offers residential care to children. The company...

  • Family Assessment Worker

    1 week ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Lytham care ltd Full time

    **Location**: Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside - **Accountable to**:Senior Family Assessment Worker/ Registered Manager - **Pay**:£12.50-15.50 per hour dependant on experiencing An exciting opportunity has arisen for Family Assessment Workers to join our brand-new Residential Family Assessment Centre, based in Knowsley: Lytham Lodge. We are part of a wider...

  • Assessment Support Worker

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Family ACE Limited Full time

    Full time Day shift worker completing minimum of 14 shifts per 4 week rota. All shifts 12.5 hours - 07:30am to 20:00pm. Flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the service. There will be a requirement to undertake shifts in order to allow Family ACE to offer a 24/7 fully supported family setting. Family ACE is a Residential Family centre in...

  • Assessment Support Worker

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Family ACE Limited Full time

    Waking Night Full time worker completing minimum of 14 shifts per 4 week rota. All shifts 12.5 hours - 19:30pm to 08:00am. Flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the service. There will be a requirement to undertake shifts in order to allow Family ACE to offer a 24/7 fully supported family setting. Family ACE is a Residential Family centre in...

  • Social Worker, £40ph, Family

    1 week ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Pertemps Professional Recruitment Full time

    Social Worker, £40ph, Family & Friends Assessment Pertemps are recruiting for a qualified and experienced Social Worker to join the Family and Friends Assessment Team, to ensure the safety of children and suitable alternative family placements for the most vulnerable children in Liverpool. The postholder will have the skills and experience to complete...

  • Social Worker, £40ph, Family

    1 week ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Pertemps Professional Recruitment Full time

    Social Worker, £40ph, Family & Friends AssessmentPertemps are recruiting for a qualified and experienced Social Worker to join the Family and Friends Assessment Team, to ensure the safety of children and suitable alternative family placements for the most vulnerable children in Liverpool. The postholder will have the skills and experience to complete...

  • Social Worker, £40ph, Family

    7 days ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Pertemps Professional Recruitment Full time

    Social Worker, £40ph, Family & Friends AssessmentPertemps are recruiting for a qualified and experienced Social Worker to join the Family and Friends Assessment Team, to ensure the safety of children and suitable alternative family placements for the most vulnerable children in Liverpool. The postholder will have the skills and experience to complete...

  • Families and Friends Assessment

    7 days ago

    Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Pertemps Full time

    Qualified Social WorkerLocation: MerseysidePay rate: £40 per hour Our client is looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join a dedicated Families and Friends Assessment Team. As part of this Families and Friends Assessment Team, you will be part of a fast paced, busy and supportive team who assess and work with Children and...

  • Family Support Worker

    4 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a Family Support Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres. In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and about...

  • Family Support Worker

    4 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a Sessional Family Support Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres. In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and...

  • Family Visitation Worker

    4 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a Family Time Contact Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres. In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and about...

  • Families and Friends Assessment

    7 days ago

    Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom Pertemps Full time

    Qualified Social WorkerLocation: MerseysidePay rate:  £40 per hour Our client is looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join a dedicated  Families and Friends Assessment Team. As part of this Families and Friends Assessment Team, you will be part of a fast paced, busy and supportive team who assess and work with Children and...

  • Family Time Contact Worker

    3 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a Family Time Contact Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres. In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and about...

  • Family Time Visitation Worker

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a Family Time Visitation Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres. In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and...

  • Family Time Support Worker

    1 month ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a Family Time Support Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres. In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and about...

  • Family Time Contact Worker

    1 week ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a Family Time Contact Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres. In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and about...

  • Perm Family Contact Worker

    4 weeks ago

    Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a permanent Family Contact Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres. In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and...

  • Assessment Social Workers

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Eden Brown Synergy Full time

    Eden Brown Synergy are currently looking for an experienced and motivated Qualified Social Worker to join a busy and thriving Duty and Assessment Team in Sefton Council.Your daily responsibilities will include: Undertaking Initial Assessments Undertaking Core Assessments Undertaking Child Protection Enquiries Undertaking Pre-Birth Assessments Undertaking...

  • Family Support Worker

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Pertemps Professional Recruitment Full time £18

    Schools Family Support Worker, £18.Pertemps are recruiting for a Schools Family Support Worker to join the Early Help Service.To provide direct support to children, young people and their families facing a range of difficulties. This role will provide additional support at an early stage to help divert families from requiring higher threshold services.The...

  • Family Time Visitation Worker

    2 weeks ago

    Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Swan Family Centres Limited Full time

    An amazing opportunity has arisen with Swan Family, for a Family Time Visitation Worker to work in one of our two Liverpool Children and Family Contact Centres.In this challenging but highly rewarding role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising family time between children and their birth families at contact centres and also out and about...