Bank Family Assessment Worker

**Job Title: Bank Family Assessment Worker**

**Hours: Bank Sessional Work (based on a Zero hours contract)**

**Pay**:£10.30- £11.00 per hour.

**Location**: 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 abilities.

3. To work as part of a Team in supporting Parents to develop their life skills.

4. To contribute to the programme of work and undertake sessions with Parents as required, acting as a Key Worker for specific families.

5. To write detailed 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 undertake 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 maintain accurate and detailed records of observations
- To be able to 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 and clean driving licence.
- An ability to work according to a shift pattern on a 4 week rolling rota. Including 8am-4pm, 10am-6pm, 2.30pm-10.30pm and sleep ins at times.

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

**We can offer**:

- The chance to work for a service that has been rated Outstanding 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;
- Paid breaks;
- Shift patterns to avoid difficult commutes.

**Job Type**: Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £10.30-£11.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Birmingham, West Midlands: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

**Experience**:

- children and families: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person