Family Assessment Support Worker

Job Purpose:

- To undertake parenting support and assessment programme with families experiencing significant difficulties
- To undertake direct work with children and young people to meet their identified need.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This post will support social workers to undertake thorough residential family assessments, and where appropriate complete these and prepare any necessary and relevant reports, and undertake reviews (as relevant) and specific pieces of work identified within the assessment.
- To promote parenting skills through group work and to contribute to a programme of group work with parents experiencing difficulty in managing their children.
- To advise, guide and train parents in managing household affairs, practical child care tasks, and other means of providing for the care of children. This may involve flexible work patterns including early mornings, early evenings and occasionally weekends.
- To make observations with regard to the standards of care, and participate fully in the identification of possible abuse/injury/neglect of children and provide reports on such observations to social workers. To supervise, observe and monitor contact visits when parents are visiting children who are looked after when appropriate to assessment.
- To co-ordinate self help activities for parents/carers/young people.
- To contribute to and complete Core Assessments relating to specific parenting skills, as relevant.
- To attend Case Conferences, Core group and other meetings as the key worker involved with the family.
- To maintain accurate and up-to-date manual and electronic records as required by the department
- To be prepared for and participate in supervisions
- To meet Children’s Workforce development Induction Standards.
- To be responsible for carrying out all the duties of the job in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Policy.
- To undertake such other duties as are within the scope of the job purpose, the title of the job and its grading.
- **SPECIAL FACTORS**_:
(a) The nature of the work may involve the postholder carrying out work outside of normal working hours.

(b) The postholder may be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required by his/her own training needs and the needs of the service.

(c) Expenses will be paid in accordance with company procedures

(d) As this post is designated as a ‘Regulated Activity’ or is an exempt position under the Rehabilitation of offenders Act an enhanced DBS is essential. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure this is reviewed every three years and kept up to date.

(e) To respect at all times the confidential nature of the service

(f) To undertake duties of the job in accordance with relevant legislative requirements, Health and Safety, LSCB and policies and procedures

This job description sets out the duties and responsibilities of the post at the time when it was drawn up. Such duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.
- **Essential Qualifications**_

Level 3 Childcare qualification (NVQ3) or equivalent

First Aid Training

Basic Food Hygiene
- **Experience
- Desirable**_

Experience of working with parents and children

Experience of group work with adults

Experience of behavioural work with children / young people and their families
- **Knowledge -Desirable**_

Understanding of social and environmental factors that have an affect on vulnerable, children, young people and families.

Child Development

Home Safety Issues

Safeguarding children issues

Basic child behavioural techniques

Awareness of the cultural, racial, linguistic and religious background of children, young people and families.

Every Child Matters agenda

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 40 per week

**Salary**: From £12.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Gym membership
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus

**Experience**:

- Residential care work: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location