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Assessing Social Worker
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Assessing Social Worker – Family Assessment Centre
Salary: £42,000 – £48,000 per annum
Location: Somerset
NonStop Consulting is working with a specialist Family Assessment Centre with a Good Ofsted rating, to assist them in finding an experienced Assessing Social Worker.
This is a unique opportunity to join a small, supportive service providing residential parenting assessments for families with complex needs. You will have a maximum caseload of just 3 families at a time, allowing you to work closely with children and parents and complete thorough, high-quality assessments.
Benefits
- Salary of £42,000 – £48,000 per annum
- Good Ofsted rating
- Very low caseload – maximum of 3 families
- Small service supporting only 6 families at a time
- Supportive and close-knit team
- Regular team days and events
- Experienced Social Work-led management team
- Career progression opportunities
- Some flexibility to work from home when completing reports may be available
- Free on-site parking
- Company pension
- Interviews available quickly for suitable candidates
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Key Responsibilities
The Assessing Social Worker will complete robust parenting assessments while working directly with children and their parents throughout their placement.
- Supervise Family Support Workers
- Work alongside Social Work Assistants to gather evidence for assessments
- Monitor families’ progress
- Contribute to formal review meetings
- Ensure safeguarding remains central to the assessment process
- Work closely with local authorities and other professionals
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Requirements
- Qualified Social Worker with at least 2 years’ post-qualified experience
- Recent frontline Children’s Social Work / Child Protection experience
- Recent court experience
- Experience completing parenting assessments is essential
- Strong assessment and report-writing skills
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply through this website or contact Roxana Andrei at NonStop Consulting on roxana.andrei@nonstopconsulting.co.uk.
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