Assessment Social Worker
Job Summary:
To hold a small caseload for a number of families within the unit, taking primary responsibility for coordinating these assessments and support plans and assisting in the implementation of key day-to-day tasks of the establishment.
There may sometimes be a need to complete community and viability assessments. This will include responsibility for the welfare of the residents, managing staff, the admissions, the completion of reports, representation to Local Authorities and at panels, Conference meetings and Strategy Meetings, Legal Planning meetings and attending Court as and when necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION
- Minimum BA in Social Work Studies.
- SWE Registration
- Experience working with Children and families
- Evidence of ongoing personal development training.
- Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development.
- Recent Paediatric First Aid certificate.
- Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults training.
EXPERIENCE
- Experience in working with children, young people and adults.
- Experience working in partnership with parents, multi-agencies and relevant stakeholders.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Knowledge of legislation, regulations and guidance relevant to working with vulnerable adults and
- children such as ‘Working together to safeguard children: statutory guidance on inter-agency working
- to safeguard and promote the welfare of children’, Care Act 2014, Childcare Act 2006, Residential
- Family Centres Regulations 2002, Residential family centres: national minimum standards (2013).
- Knowledge of child development and children’s needs.
- Ability to work with parents/carers/families and professionals to encourage partnership working.
SKILL AND ABILITIES
- Ability to communicate well with adults and children.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to write legibly.
- Good presentation skills.
- Possess a level of general computer literacy with a range of IT skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Ability to demonstrate creative abilities.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
- Promote equality and value diversity by interpreting equality, diversity and rights in accordance
- with legislation, policies and procedures and relevant standards.
- Identify patterns of discrimination and take actions to overcome this and enable others to promote
- quality and diversity and a non-discriminatory culture that supports people in exercising their rights.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Salary -from £40k DOE
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunity to join an ambitious professional organisation.
- Support to develop your own expertise.
- A comprehensive induction programme
- Wage scale in accordance with experience & progression.
- Negotiable working pattern
About Norden Hills Family Centre
Norden Hills Family Centre provides Family Assessments, Supported Residential Living and Community Support Services to clients in Rochdale and surrounding areas. We are passionate and thrive on providing person-centred support to our service users. With a key focus on young people, helping them on their way to full independence regardless of their needs.