Job Description
Form F Assessor Taunton
An exciting opportunity for a qualified social worker who can produce and present high quality, evidence-based, analytical assessment reports.
Are you empathetic, understanding and energised to make a difference? If so, you could be just who we are looking for.
Pay is on self-employed basis: £2000 per assessment plus expenses.
Role Details
We need self-employed independent social workers to complete Form F Assessments for potential foster carers. We currently need them in the Southwest of England.
Can I become a Form F Assessor?
To become a Form F Assessor, you’ll need to be able to produce and present high quality, evidence-based, analytical fostering assessments and have a sound knowledge of childcare legislation which includes the Children Act 1989, Fostering and Adoption Act 2002, the National Minimum Standards for Fostering Services, and Fostering Services Regulations.
What can we offer?
We offer market rates on a per-assessment basis, as well as travelling expenses. We also offer our Form F Assessors opportunities for consultation and practice development.
We offer higher rate payments for Form F Assessors who complete four Form Fs through to approval within set time scales.
If you have any questions and wish to speak to someone in greater detail about Form F opportunities, please call Dean Hallett the Registered Manager on 01823 756100.
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Taunton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
* social work: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
* registration with SWE (required)
Job Type: Freelance
Requirements
You must also be able to fulfil the following criteria:
* Be a qualified social worker.
* Have significant post qualification experience of undertaking relevant assessment work.
* Registered with SWE.
* Hold, or be willing to take out, professional indemnity insurances.
* Willing to attend a mandatory induction day and training days.
* Have unrestricted access to your own transport and to be willing to travel.
* Pass statutory and company checks as part of the recruitment process.
* Ideally, have completed and taken to Panel at least one Form F Assessment previously.
Benefits
Free or subsidised travel
Free parking
Requirements
Essential: · Communication skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire young people · Ability to deliver a wide variety of programmes that support the development of young people · Ability to work on your own initiative · Experience of working with young people Desirable: · Forest School Qualification · Orienteering Qualification · Agricultural equine Qualification · Level 2 Coaching Paddle Sports Certificate · Youth Work Qualification · Walking Group Leaders Award · An understanding of outdoor education processes, health and safety, child protection, risk assessments and the importance of risk assessing to enable rather than restrict · Experience of positively engaging young people from challenging backgrounds, including young people with disabilities. · Experience of coaching outdoor sessions