Social Worker- Parenting Assessment

1 day ago


Darwen, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Title: Supervising Social Worker
Salary: Up to £41,500
Location: Blackburn
Hours: Full time

The role:
A Social Worker is required to join a parenting assessment unit that supports parents and their children. This is a rare opportunity to work in an environment that has a small consistent caseload enabling you to build long-term relationships with families and other professionals whilst working within a stable team.
Duties will include

Managing a caseload of 5 at any one time, whilst the pace of work is much slower than in local authority settings you will need to have some resilience as you will be working with these cases on a long-term basis
Completing a range of assessments and reports within deadlines
Chairing various meetings
Liaising with other professionals involved in the cases and maintaining good working relationships with supporting agencies
Taking the lead on specific parenting programs this units supports parents with children up to the ages of 7
Produce statements and give evidence in court
Take referrals and secure placement planning meetings
Achieve the best outcomes for our children and families and sustain them in their communities.
Undertaking statutory duties in accordance with National Standards and Regulations
Have a good knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations.

The successful candidate:

Degree or equivalent in social work
2 years of post-qualifying experience
Current SWE registration
Experience in undertaking specialist PAM assessments,
Knowledge and experience in using the psychodynamic framework as a tool in understanding family dynamics to support families to reach their potential.
Experience in undertaking parenting programs
Experience working in safeguarding
Experience in giving evidence in court

Benefits:

Granted key worker status
Competitive salary
Progression and CPD opportunities
A host of family-friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
A full range of free training is available
Sickness Benefit Scheme
Generous Pension Scheme

Do you want to make a real, measurable difference to the lives of young people and families? If this sounds like your dream role, we would love to hear from you. If you think you're right for this Supervising Social Worker role, then click the 'apply' button below



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