This role is subject to a £5,000 welcome payment and a £2,500 retention payment.
The Parenting Assessor/Senior Practitioner role provides high quality social work assessment and practice through the completion of Parenting Assessments for families in PLO (pre-proceedings and care proceedings). As an expert practitioner, you will contribute to the delivery of positive safety and well-being outcomes for children and are integral in the journey of the child in securing permanence.
You will carry out in-depth and ongoing family assessment of need and risk to children, with particular emphasis on parental capacity and capability to change, all in the context of PLO and/or pre-birth. Your role will also extend to the completion of Together or Apart assessments and Risk Assessments when capacity allows for this. Key responsibilities include:
To apply for this position, please submit your application through the Croydon Council careers portal. For informal enquiries about this role, please contact the hiring team.
We are looking for experienced Senior Practitioners who can demonstrate high standards of social work practice and assessment skills. You will be someone who can work effectively with families in challenging circumstances and contribute to positive outcomes for children. The ideal candidate will:
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Home to 94,000 children, Croydon is a truly unique place to practice social work. We are a borough with big ambition, grit, and determination. Children's social care was judged ‘good’ in our last Ofsted inspection.
Our systemic practice framework places emphasis on relationships as key to supporting change for families. We make sense of the world through relationships, focusing on the whole family system and thinking about our own part in that too – what we bring, our own family stories and beliefs, how we use ourselves in the work that we do. Our practice model is all about collaboration - with our families, networks and partners; being open to challenge and ensuring our practitioners are highly trained in a variety of intervention approaches. Our established clinical service will support you to grow your own systemic practice within the service, providing accredited training, co-working and direct work with families.
For an informal chat about working in Croydon, contact Agata Stolowska at agata.stolowska@croydon.gov.uk