Support Worker – Family Assessment Centre
- Birmingham
- £23,185-28,987 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary: £23,185 – £28,987
Shift pattern: Mixture of working: 7:30am – 3:00pm & 2:30pm – 10:00pm
Contract: Permanent, Full-timeAbout the role:Liquid Personnel has an exciting opportunity for an established Family Assessment Worker to join a Family Assessment Centre for its client within the Birmingham area. You will work with families on a day-to-day basis, observing and recording the parents’ abilities to meet the immediate safety and care needs of their children.As the Family Assessment Worker, you will:
- Ensure the safety and welfare of children remains central to the assessment/intervention process.
- Take an active part in the assessment process regarding children and families – to observe, supervise, record, and assess family interaction, child behaviour, parental motivation and parental ability to meet the needs of the child(ren).
- Take an active part within team meetings in reviewing and developing the practices and provision within, and resources available to, the Centre.
- Use common sense and sensitivity in challenging and teaching parenting practices.
- Provide structured feedback to parents during and at the end of each shift.
- Plan and prioritise workload effectively within established timeframes and ensure that all written recordings meet required deadlines.
- Observe and implement Child Protection Procedures and the Centre’s policies and procedures.
- If you have observed a specific incident, to provide evidence in court, if required.
- Experience of working with adults and/or families or within a similar setting
- Hold a Level 3 in Residential Childcare or Health and Social Care (desirable)
- Communication skills verbally and ability to express in written form
- Able to empathise with vulnerable children and their families
- Patient and calm personality
- Able to defuse volatile situations
- Training Opportunities and professional development
- Enhanced holidays for continuous employment
- Staff wellbeing events throughout the year, team building days and long service awards
- Attendance allowance at the end of each year
- Pension scheme, life assurance and employee assistance programme
- Free tea, coffee, water and fruit for all staff
- Bike (Cycle) Scheme
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