Impactful Social Worker – Family Assessments

Progressive Care; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured salary grades

National pay standards

Full induction program

Training funded by centre

Legal support access

Employee wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Progressive Care seeks a dedicated Social Worker to join our family assessment services. You will provide objective guidance to parents, lead assessment processes, and tailor parenting capacity evaluations to meet families’ needs while maintaining professional relationships across our centres.

With DBS checks conducted for all hires, you will work under supervision from practice managers and benefit from bespoke training and support within our social work service, aimed at fostering growth and

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified and registered social worker.
• Minimum 1 year post-qualification experience with children and families.
• Ability to lead and prepare high-quality parenting assessments for court.
• Experience working with families to conduct robust parenting assessments and be objective.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate, objective advice and support to parents to enable families to thrive.
• Lead the assessment process and complete comprehensive parenting capacity assessments.
• Maintain professional working relationships with families across centres and coordinate with practice managers and legal advisors.
• Produce evidence-based, analytical parenting assessments with clear permanency recommendations.

Skills

Social Work Qualification

Registration with SW England

1+ year PQE (children & families)

Court parenting assessments

Report writing experience

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Progressive Care seeks a dedicated Social Worker to join our family assessment services. You will provide objective guidance to parents, lead assessment processes, and tailor parenting capacity evaluations to meet families’ needs while maintaining professional relationships across our centres.

With DBS checks conducted for all hires, you will work under supervision from practice managers and benefit from bespoke training and support within our social work service, aimed at fostering growth and