Independent Form F Assessor

Job Title: Independent form f assessor

Hours of Work: To meet the needs of the assessment timescale

Temporary/Permanent: Self Employed

Salary: £1,800 per completed Form F Assessment

Responsible to: Team Manager/Registered Manager

 

Appointment to this post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks;  paid for by Family Fostercare.

 

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE JOB:

To work flexibly under the direction of the Team/Registered Manager in facilitating the completion of a full Form F Assessment and to ensure that this is undertaken with appropriate regard to National Minimum Standards for Fostering, Fostering Regulations 2011, and any other relevant legislation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • To work in accordance with the company’s policy relating to the promotion of equality and diversity.
  • The post holder is responsible for the health, safety and welfare of him/herself and others in accordance with the company’s policy and the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
  • To respect confidentiality and to comply with Family Fostercares Data Protection Policy in keeping all information relating to the assessment secure. Any hard copies of documents/handwritten notes must be stored in a lockable place throughout the assessment.

MAIN DUTIES:

  1. To be responsible for the completion of a full Form F competency assessment on prospective carers to the agreed standards set out in our policy and Assessor Handbook, and the presentation of the completed Form F at Family Fostercare’s Fostering Panel.
  2. Set up home study appointments and visit according to company timescales. The first visit to be undertaken within 10 days of receipt of the completed application pack.
  3. Carry out any interviews, via telephone and/or face-to-face, with ex-partners, adult children and referees where applicable to the assessment.
  4. Should the assessment require it, you will need to conduct a file check, in person, at any previous fostering service where they have been approved.
  5. Work with the Fostering Administrator to establish, investigate and monitor the completed statutory checks required to support the assessment.
  6. Support the applicants in starting their Training, Support & Development Standards (TSD) portfolio which will need to be submitted with the Form F.
  7. Provide Family Fostercare with an evidence log of your visits, the recording of each area covered, together with a log of all other contacts (telephone, letter, etc) made in connection with the assessment.
  8. Conduct a full Health & Safety report of the household being used to foster and ensure that all relevant paperwork, such as electrical/gas certificates, insurances etc have been verified and submitted.
  9. Perform a critical evaluation of the applicant/s’ strengths and weaknesses, both individual and as a couple (where applicable) in terms of their parenting capacity and a wider understanding of the fostering task.
  10. To report any concerns, you may have throughout the assessment, immediately to the Team Manager.
  11. To attend regular supervisions with the Team Manager throughout the assessment.
  12. Prepare and discuss the Panel process with the applicant/s and ensure their attendance if confirmed.
  13. Meet deadlines given from Family Fostercare in relation to submitting the Form F documents. Such deadlines will be discussed at the beginning of the assessment and monitored during supervisions. This will normally be 4 months from allocation.
  14. Attend Family FosterCare’s Panel, along with the applicant/s, to present your Form F assessment to all Panel Members.
  15. Should an assessment be closed during Stage 2 of the process a report will need to be drafted and presented to Family Fostercare’s Panel. It will then be the decision of Panel whether the assessment should cease or continue.
  16. Ensure that once the assessment has been completed and heard at Panel, all digital and hard copies of documents relating to that assessment are given to Family Fostercare.

Please download full job specification here.

How Do I Apply?

If you’d like to apply to become a Form F Assessor with us, please email Donna Turner This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 07958085309