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This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of four Assessment Teams, co-located with police colleagues at\u0026amp;nbsp;Wombwell Police Station, delivering timely, high-quality assessments for children and families.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The Assessment Teams undertake statutory assessments within\u0026amp;nbsp;40 working days, working collaboratively with families to determine the most appropriate intervention. 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Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Reasonable Adjustments:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;BH - 198675\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;GH - 34819\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":4065478003,"name":"Liquid Temp","child_ids":[],"parent_id":4062291003}],"offices":[{"id":4013100003,"name":"Manchester Office","location":"57 Spring Gardens, Manchester, M2 2BY","child_ids":[],"parent_id":null}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":null,"ai_opt_out_request_url":null}