Role - Family Assessment Support Worker: Residential Family Assessment Centre
Location: Croydon
Salary: £11.44-13ph
Family Assessment Support Worker: Residential Family Assessment Centre
Working a varied shift pattern – Some nights are required for this role
* Do you understand how difficult being a parent is?
* Are you passionate about wanting the best outcomes for children?
* Are you motivated, resilient and confident?
* Do you have excellent people skills, and experience of supporting children and families?
if so, this uniquely challenging but rewarding role could be for you.
You would be joining our Residential Family Assessment Centre, which offers thorough, evidence based parenting assessments within a nurturing environment for parents with behaviour or lifestyle concerns which may present a risk to babies or children in their care.
This includes:
* Working with parents who have previously misused drugs and alcohol
* Parents or families with a history of domestic abuse
* Young and inexperienced parents and young care leavers who may be first time parents
* Parents with a learning disability or difficulty
* Parents with mental health needs
* Parents with relationship difficulties
Our clients Parenting Assessments are individually tailored according to the needs of the family, with a focus upon ‘the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families’ and the parents’ ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of their child. The wellbeing of the children is our primary focus, ensuring that the baby or child’s needs are met at all times, and you would be responsible for ensuring that the baby or child’s welfare is promoted and safeguarded.
Main Duties:
* Maintaining relevant observations of families in placement
* Keeping clear, detailed and accurate electronic recordings
* Identifying and responding to any safeguarding concerns, recording and passing on
* Being a positive role model
* Advising, supporting and teaching parents as necessary
You must have a Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children and young people. A satisfactory enhanced DBS check is required for this role