Family Assessment Worker

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Twenty Four-Seven, Highbury House Full time

**Job Title: Family Assessment Worker**

**Hours**:Full time = 40hrs (5 x 8hrs shifts) Part time = 24 or 32hrs (3 or 4 x 8hr shifts)

**Work pattern**:Range of shifts / sleep in's / alternate weekends

**Pay**:£22,464 per annum (pro rata for part time hours) + £32 for sleep in's.

**Location**: Kings Heath, Birmingham

**If you have the drive and ambition to offer the best experience to parents and their children who are resident and undertaking parenting assessments then this may be the role for you.**

Our Parenting Assessments are individually tailored according to the needs of the family, with a focus upon ‘the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families’ and the parents’ ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of their child. The wellbeing of the children is our primary focus, ensuring that the baby or child’s needs are met at all times.

**The purpose of the Family Assessment Worker role**:
1. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of children at all times.

2. To work as part of a team in assessing parenting capabilities.

3. To work as part of a team supporting parents to develop their independent living skills.

4. To contribute to the programme of work and undertake sessions with parents as required, under the direction of the Social Work Assessor.

5. To maintain detailed electronic records of observations, and work undertaken, and contribute to review reports.

6. To liaise with other professionals and agencies as required.

7. To ensure that the Residential Family Centre regulations and National Minimum Standards and organisational policies and procedures are implemented.

**We are looking for**:

- Resilient, self-motivated staff who believe they are able to contribute to undertaking objective parenting assessments based on detailed observations of children and their families, within a residential setting, and to be able to maintain accurate and detailed records of observations;
- Ideally have Level 3 Children and Young People’s Workforce Diploma or equivalent; or be willing to undertake this qualification.
- Ideally have 2 years’ experience of working with parents and children, or the ability to demonstrate transferable skills, knowledge and experience;
- To be able to observe, assess, advise, teach and support parents, helping them to build on parenting skills.
- Have a kind, caring, empathetic personality, with excellent communication and literacy skills.
- Own car insured for business use, which is suitable for transporting parents and children; clean driving licence.
- An ability to work according to a varied (including 8am-4pm, 10am-6pm, 2.30pm-10.30pm and sleep in's).

**Benefits of working for Twenty Four-Seven**

**We can offer**:

- The chance to work for a service that has been rated Good by Ofsted in four consecutive inspections;
- An accessible, supportive management team and a clear Mission Statement which sets out our values and philosophy;
- A thorough induction, providing an outline of the organisation, the policies and the role staff are expected to play;
- An annual training plan which affords staff the opportunity to pursue specialist training to ensure job enrichment;
- The opportunity to study for Level 3 Children and Young People’s Workforce Diploma or equivalent;
- A workplace culture that promotes and supports the health and wellbeing of all staff.
- A clear progression path to promotion within the company; regular supervision sessions to assist development;
- Regular reflective supervision sessions;
- Work within a supportive, friendly and nurturing team;
- Company pension;

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24/32 per week

**Salary**: £22,464.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Are you able to reliably travel to Kings Heath for this role?

**Education**:

- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

**Experience**:

- children and families: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- Enhanced DBS on the update service (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HH Family Assessment Worker



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