Job Description

** Registered Family Assessment Manager Residential **
** 2 years minimum in a family assessment unit (Parent and baby provision) environment needed **
** 3 years experience as a Registered Manager **
** To hold or be working towards a Level 5 care qualification **
** Permanent and full time **
** £30,000 **
** Northants areas; Corby, Rushden, Northampton **

This role is for someone who holds great experience and knowledge and now looking to use that in a up and coming care service (who have been open for approx 2 years) for a brand new service which you can either create and manager or create and move onto a new project within the business.

About the employer; this is a care company who provide care to children and young people who are care leavers from fostering placements, residential homes and secure units. They have 3 settings. There may be times you will be required to go between the settings but this will be minimal.

About the job; you will deliver a high-quality social work service to children and families working in partnership with other statutory and third sector organisations. In your role you will work with children in care and their families to ensure children and young people are safeguarded by undertaking parenting assessments, running parenting programmes and undertaking direct work with children and young people. You will also lead on specific parenting programmes and undertake court directed parenting capacity assessments, including undertaking PAMs parenting assessments and Sibling assessment (Together or apart specialist assessment).

Other duties will include;
Undertake Parenting Assessments within the required timescales in accordance with the Framework.
Assess and identify levels of risk and need and deliver protective or supportive service for children and young people, in care, subject to child protection plan or children in need.
Implement care plans by working in partnership with parents and colleagues from other agencies to effect better outcomes for children/young people.
Formulate care plans in partnerships with children and young people, their families and other providers of care and assistance based on these assessments.

About the ideal candidate; you will hold or be working towards a Level 5 in a care related qualification, you will hold at least 3 years experience as a Registered Manager in a childrens service and will hold at least 2 years experience within a children assessment setting.

For this full time, permanent and brand new opportunity, you will be offered a starting salary of £30,000 alongside a number of benefits.

To apply for this role, please call Zoe Gunn on 07484 037455 or email your CV to zoe,.