Parenting Assessor Social Worker – Children and Families Service

Job Overview

A fantastic opportunity has opened for a Parenting Assessor Social Worker in Hackney’s Family Help service.

Are you an experienced, qualified social work professional who is keen to deliver, support and develop exceptional practice in a supportive and creative environment? If so then we want to hear from you.

As a Parenting Assessor Social Worker within Hackney’s Family Help Service, you will operate at the forefront of best practice. We are seeking an experienced, qualified social worker to conduct in‑depth assessments in accordance with the Public Law Outline (PLO) and care proceedings. The successful candidate will engage directly with parents, family members, children and multi‑disciplinary professionals to deliver rigorous assessments throughout the pre‑proceedings and care proceedings process, while also participating in professional meetings and if required in the Court arena.

You will need to have extensive experience in complex child protection cases, care planning and legal proceedings and be able to manage complex caseloads independently, demonstrating excellent decision making and prioritisation skills.

Hackney’s Children and Families Parenting Assessor Social Worker role provides an opportunity to shape children’s social work within a high profile local authority. Our service seeks to actively contribute to organisational learning through recognising, promoting and supporting best practice and service development where required, retaining a clear focus upon positive outcomes for children and families across the borough.

Join us in Hackney for your next career move and start afresh in 2026. Our priority is to provide the highest quality support and care for Hackney’s children and families, providing the right support at the right time. We are rated Good by Ofsted and are continually seeking to improve our services and set this out in our Action Plan
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• Hold a relevant social work qualification
• Be registered with Social Work England
• Have experience of writing high quality and UK court related assessments
• Have experience of working in a statutory setting
• An enhanced DBS check is required

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available: