Service: PAC-UK Adult Service
Salary: £32,311- £35,800 FTE per annum (£12,924.40– £14,320.00 per annum pro rata)
Location: Hybrid with travel to Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside
Hours: 14.8 hours per week (part-time)
Contract: Permanent Contract
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. Our adult adoption support service works primarily with adopted adults and birth families. Adopted adults can access their adoption records and birth families are supported at the time of losing children to adoption, helped to stay in touch through letterbox and provided with independent emotional support.
Role Overview:
We are looking for a Social Worker, who has experience of working directly with those affected by adoption. You will have experience and knowledge of adoption law and practice and be able to liaise with partner agencies to deliver the service in the North East of England. You will be a dedicated and enthusiastic professional committed to improving outcomes for adoptive and birth families, adopted adults, and relatives. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential to deliver the service to a high standard.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We are happy to discuss flexible working options, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We invest in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities.
To Apply:
· Download and submit a completed Application Form linked to the Family Action job advert
• Closing Date: Thursday 14th November at 17:00
• For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Emma Crowther-Duncan, North Adult Services Regional Manager emma.crowther-duncan@pac-uk.org
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
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