Parenting Assessor - Senior Social Worker

Job summary
Are you ready to make a genuine impact in a council where children and the social workers who support them are our top priority?

We are looking for an experienced and skilled Senior Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding Team as a Parenting Assessor. This is a non-case holding role, offering a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on childrens lives through focused, specialist assessment work.

Main duties of the job

• To complete in-depth, analytical parenting assessments (including pre-birth), with a clear focus on parental capacity and capacity to change within PLO and care proceedings, and to produce high-quality reports that provide robust analysis and clear recommendations within stipulated timescales.
• Complete additional assessments, such as risk assessments or 'Together and Apart assessments, when required.
• Promote listening to children at every opportunity; ensuring their views are heard, recorded a...