Support and Assessment Worker-CIC

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Leicester - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 32070 - 34359

Posted on: 13 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Children and families Department

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker

Salary: 32070 - 34359 per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Working Hours:37 Hour per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 16th November 2025

Interview Date(s): 1st December 2025

About the Role

The Children in Care Service comprises social workers and support workers who collaborate to achieve the best outcomes for children and families. The role of a support and assessment worker (SAW) is equally important helping to complete the puzzle of our young peoples care plans.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders please see our policy statement.

About You

Please refer to the 7 point criteria giving examples of how you meet the criteria below

The ability to carry out assessments for example of parents wanting to support their children at home.
The ability to carry out Life Story work which helps children in care understand their journey and enables them to move forward.
The ability to work as part of a team around the child and share your insights into the care needs of the children
Knowledge of child development
Knowledge ot Trauma and its impact on children and families
Understanding of Equality and diversity and how this may impact on children and young people and their families
Very good written skills enabling thorough and clear assessments.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Debra Smith -

Email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

DescriptionChildren and families DepartmentOrganisation: Leicestershire County CouncilWork Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RAWorker Category: Fixed Location WorkerSalary: 32070 - 34359 per annum (Pro rata for part time)Working Hours:37 Hour per weekContract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 16th Nov...