Parent And Child Assessing Social Worker

An established independent parenting assessment unit is looking for an Assessing Social Worker to join their highly supportive team, carrying out court directed Parent and Child assessments whilst in 12 week placement, at their residential house in Somerset.

You will be responsible for examining and observing the nature of the interactions between the child, family and environmental factors and will be key in helping make sound recommendations around future planning.

This role is an excellent opportunity for an experience front line / children’s Social Worker with solid assessment and report writing skills. Rather than carrying a large case load, you will be carrying a case load of THREE families and hence will have significant time to carry out direct and creative social work, having extensive time to build a rapport and complete both an in-depth interim and final report.

You will also have the support of a Social Work Assistant who will assist with general report filing week to week, whilst you concentrate on the direct aspect of the role and the 6 and 12 week reports, as directed by the court.

Brief overview of responsibilities:

· Carrying out court directed assessments within controlled time frames

· Undertaking ongoing risk assessments of families, acting decisively to protect children.

· Building appropriate professional working relationships, working in partnership with families advising and supporting parents in the care of their child(ren)

· Maintaining a consistently high level of observation, recording, interaction, communication and assessment of families interaction, need, parental motivation and daily events within the Unit

· Liaising with other professionals and providing timely and detailed records as required

· Attending meetings and participating in and producing progress reports

· Attending court and giving evidence as required

· Supporting the Unit Manager in the supervision of a team of support workers

You will be / have:

· A qualified Social Worker

· SWE registered

· Significant prior experience of working within child protection

· Significant experience within children’s services and a good understanding of the court arena

· Comprehensive experience of writing assessments

· Confident, professional and pragmatic when delivering / presenting evidence to court

· A car owner / driver

Salary is £45,000 + good holiday allowance and other benefits

For further information around the role, organisation and a JD, please contact Harriet Connolly on 07740 773499 / harriet@irisresourcing.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Work from home

Work Location: In person