Parenting Assessor

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; East Midlands; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days annual leave

Flexi time

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts at county leisure centres

Résumé du poste

East Midlands Councils is seeking an experienced Parenting Assessor to undertake high-quality parenting assessments in line with the East Midlands Parenting Assessment Framework Guidance. You will work with children, young people, and their families to promote positive outcomes.

The role involves engaging with parents and carers, identifying risks, and producing timely records and reports for multi-agency and legal settings. Travel between service locations is required.

Qualifications

• Experience assessing children and families in safeguarding settings.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams and share information appropriately.
• Proven ability to produce clear analytical records and reports.

Responsabilités

• Undertake comprehensive assessments of children and families' needs.
• Work directly with parents and carers and engage reluctant families.
• Produce accurate, timely records and analytical reports for meetings and courts where applicable.
• Identify and manage risk with a safeguarding focus.

Connaissances

Assessing children and families' needs

Risk assessment

Communication with families

Analytical reporting

Multi-agency collaboration

Formation

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Description du poste

Are you skilled at understanding family needs, building relationships and supporting parents to make meaningful change?

We are looking for an experienced and motivated

Parenting Assessor to join our service and undertake high-quality work with children, young people, and their families.

This is an important role supporting vulnerable children and young people to achieve greater stability, safety, and permanence, while working alongside parents and carers to overcome barriers and make positive changes for their family.

What will you be doing?

A central part of your role will be completing high-quality and timely parenting assessments in line with the

East Midlands Parenting Assessment Framework Guidance, with a clear focus on promoting positive outcomes for children.

You will:

• undertake comprehensive assessments of children and families' needs
• work directly with parents and carers, including families who may initially be resistant to engaging
• use support alongside respectful challenge to help families make change
• identify and manage risk, maintaining a clear focus on safeguarding
• produce accurate, detailed, and timely records and analytical reports for a range of meetings, including multi-agency, specialist, and legal settings
• build effective relationships with partner agencies and connect families with appropriate support
• apply relevant safeguarding procedures, legislation, and guidance in your work

You will work with children and young people, parents and carers, schools and education providers, Children’s Social Care, health services, the voluntary and independent sector, and police. The role is line managed by the Senior Family Help Practitioner.

About you

You will bring experience of

assessing children and families' needs and working with families within Children’s Services. You should be confident working as part of a multi-disciplinary network and supporting children, young people and families who may be experiencing emotional, personal, or practical difficulties. [

We are particularly looking for someone who can:

• identify and manage risk
• communicate confidently with families, professionals, agencies, and community organisations
• produce high-quality analytical records and reports
• manage their own workload effectively
• understand child focused and Think Family care planning
• demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding and risk management.

The role requires an

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, with the profile also identifying Early Years Educator, Youth Work and Health and Social Care within its qualification’s requirements. You will need to be reflective, flexible, and able to travel between service locations throughout the county as required.

If you are confident in your assessment skills, passionate about helping families create lasting change and committed to improving outcomes for children and young people, we would welcome your application.

What we offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service.
• Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month.
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increase.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounts at selected county leisure centresand much

more!

We're always pleased to hear from talented peopleso if you're looking to join a dynamic team and have the skills and experience, we're looking for, then we'd like to hear from you.

For further information please contact

Provisional Interview Date: 20 November 2026