About this role
This Family Assessment Worker role in Hobbayne is a contract position paid at £14 per hour. You will assess the needs of clients and create plans of support based on those assessments, conducting regular caseload reviews with families and individual clients during home visits to ensure there are no issues at home. The role involves keeping records and updating reports, managing your workload and scheduled commitments, and working with Social Workers to determine a family's needs when a child returns home after being in foster care. You must have at least six months recent experience as a Family Support Worker or Family Assessment Worker, a recent DBS or be on the update service, and be available for both night and day shifts.
Job Description
The duties and responsibilities of Family Support Workers vary depending on the needs of the family they are helping, but their key duties and responsibilities can include:
Assessing the needs of their clients
Creating a plan of support for their clients based on a needs assessment
Conducting regular caseload reviews with families and individual clients during home visits to ensure that there are no issues at home
Ensuring adherence to standards and legislation for confidentiality, equality and diversity
Managing their workload and scheduled commitments
Keeping records and updating reports for their cases
Attending court sessions dealing with the care and protection of children
Working with Social Workers to determine a family's needs when a child returns home after being in foster care.
The role will also also suit a Newly Qualified Social Worker looking.
You must have:
- At least 6 months recent experience as a Family Support Worker / Family Assessment Worker
- A recent DBS / or on update service
- Be available for both night and day shifts
Ideally have a Level 3 in Social Care or similar.
Very urgent role for an immediate start.