Job type
TemporaryLocation
PlymouthWorking Pattern
Part-time,Specialism
Social HousingIndustry
Charities & Not For ProfitPay
£12.60 per hour
📍 Location: Plymouth 💷 Pay: £12.60 per hour 🕒 Full-time / Part-time / Bank shifts available
Your new company
Our parenting housing assessment service provides a safe, nurturing, and structured environment for families undergoing parenting assessments. We work in close partnership with mothers and their children to ensure that each family receives a fair, compassionate, and evidence-based assessment.
The safety and welfare of the child are always paramount. While we support parents throughout the assessment process, our primary focus remains on the child’s wellbeing and long-term care planning.
Your new role
As a Support Worker, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, trauma-informed support to families. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure that each family receives individualised support tailored to their needs, abilities, and backgrounds.
- Supporting parents in developing safe and effective parenting skills
- Observing and recording parent-child interactions in line with assessment frameworks
- Promoting a nurturing and structured environment that prioritises child safety
- Working collaboratively with social workers, health professionals, and other agencies
- Contributing to assessment planning through accurate, objective record-keeping
What you'll need to succeed
- Compassionate, non-judgemental, and emotionally resilient
- Experienced in working with vulnerable families, children, or within safeguarding settings
- Able to maintain professional boundaries and work within a regulated framework
- A strong communicator with excellent observational and report-writing skills
- Flexible and reliable, with the ability to work shifts including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins
What you'll get in return
- Support of a dedicated Hays consultant
- Free training and development
- Onsite training by the site manager
- Pension contributions of up to 3%
- CV writing
- Refer a Friend Scheme
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.