Location: Swindon
Salary: £50,000 – £78,000 per annum
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week + on-call responsibilities

About the Role

Joneshouse Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a Family Assessment Centre in Swindon.

The service provides 24-hour support and assessment for parents and their children, with placements typically lasting 12–14 weeks. The centre supports families with a range of complex needs, including mental health difficulties, substance misuse, domestic abuse, exploitation, learning needs and previous social care involvement.

The successful candidate will take overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service, ensuring high standards of safeguarding, assessment, support and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the effective day-to-day running of the Family Assessment Centre.
• Ensure the service operates in line with Ofsted requirements, relevant regulations and Family Residential Centre standards.
• Lead, support and develop the staff team while maintaining strong professional standards.
• Oversee high-quality parenting capacity assessments and evidence-based support plans.
• Oversee weekly summaries, evidence gathering, midpoint reviews and final assessments.
• Ensure assessments and documentation meet court directions and required timescales.
• Work closely with Social Workers and other professionals involved with families.
• Safeguard vulnerable children and parents throughout their placements.
• Identify, assess and manage risks both within the centre and in the community.
• Attend multi-agency meetings and liaise effectively with external professionals.
• Support referrals to relevant external agencies and services.
• Promote positive parenting, family development and improved long-term outcomes.
• Support continued service development and preparation for regulatory inspections.
• Participate in the management on-call rota.

Requirements

Applicants should hold one of the following:

• BA (Hons) or MA in Social Work, with 3–5 years’ post-qualifying experience and current Social Work England registration, alongside a Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification or willingness to complete this.

OR

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, with at least two years’ supervisory experience and strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, child development and family assessments.

Candidates should also have:

• Experience of Child Protection, pre-proceedings and court-related cases.
• Experience contributing to court proceedings and providing professional evidence.
• Strong assessment and report-writing skills.
• Knowledge of recognised family assessment frameworks; experience with PAMS and/or ParentAssess would be advantageous.
• Strong leadership, safeguarding and risk-management skills.
• A full UK driving licence.
• The ability to satisfy appropriate DBS, referencing and safer recruitment checks.
• Willingness to undertake relevant mandatory and assessment-based training.

Apply

If you’re an experienced manager looking to take the next step within a Family Assessment Centre, Joneshouse Recruitment would love to hear from you.

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