Senior Social Worker

Senior Social Worker

About Us

Jamma Umoja means families in union in Swahili. We believe that providing tailored assessments in a holistic way to deliver the best outcomes for children and families, respectively.

Our residential family centre accommodates a maximum of nine families and is situated in Croydon, London. Our fundamental principles revolve around trying to keep families together. We create a nurturing and supportive environment where parents can safely and adequately exhibit their parenting capabilities as mandated by the court or local authorities.

We facilitate comprehensive and detailed parenting assessments to provide parents with opportunities to learn and engage in change in order to build upon their parenting capacity. Our assessments are conducted between 12 and 16 weeks. We facilitate specialist parenting assessments such as PAMS, Parent Assess and provide training to our team to facilitate these specialist assessments. Our assessments are grounded in evidence and result in recommendations that prioritise child safety, helping determine the parent's ability to provide safe care within the community. We create a secure space where children can engage with their parents while addressing safety concerns related to their unique situations. We actively support parents in building confidence, refining parenting skills, and demonstrating their capacity to meet their children's needs while addressing their individual challenges.

We create a safe and welcoming space for families whereby children can connect with their parents and vice versa, addressing any safety concerns unique to their situations. By working closely with parents, we help them build confidence, refine their parenting skills, and showcase their ability to meet their children's needs.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Social Worker to join our team.

You will be responsible for conducting well evidenced assessments which elicit comprehensive reports within established timelines, ensuring accuracy and high-quality standards.

You will need to effectively manage a caseload of complex cases with high levels of risk and needs, ensuring optimal use of resources.

At any given time, there are nine families in residence, with potential additional community assessments. Each Social Worker is responsible for managing a caseload of up to 3 - 4 families.

About You

You will be a Social Worker with a degree in Social Work and relevant registration.

The ideal candidate will have existing, proven experience working with children, and families, and expertise in family placement.

You will be experienced and proficient in completing parenting assessments.

You will need strong interpersonal skills, the ability to handle sensitive situations with empathy, and excellent report-writing capabilities.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.