Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of children in care?
We have an opportunity for someone to join our Children in Care Team as one of our Adoption Social Workers.
12 Month Fixed Term Maternity Cover
Our Team:
The team is responsible for ensuring that all Children in Care and Care Leavers are supported to achieve positive outcomes and support them in planning to build their lives as young adults ready to leave care and live independently. The team is also responsible for finding permanent families for those children who cannot live within their birth family.
We are interested in hearing from Social Workers ideally with experience of the adoption process and working alongside agencies to achieve permanence.
Your Contributions:
The role involves managing a case load of children whereby a Placement Order has been granted via frontline teams who then transfer to our service to include family finding and matching with forever families alongside our Regional Adoption Agency: Together for Adoption.
You will be responsible for care planning and adhering to adoption regulation timescales ensuring children are safe, happy and achieving their aspirations and goals whilst transitioning to live with their forever families. You will work closely with our partner agencies to deliver high quality care and support to our children and young people.
To apply for this post you must be a qualified social worker ideally with post qualifying experience within a statutory children’s social care setting, along with knowledge and understanding of working with children in care and care leavers and our key partners as a corporate parent. Full Social Work Qualification is required. In addition, this post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure, a UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is required and Social Work England Registration.
Our Offer:
Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:
* A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
* Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
* 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
* Investment in your personal development
* Free Car Parking at HBC sites
* Flexible working arrangements
* Car leasing schemes
Next Steps:
At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Lyndsey Ratcliffe (Service Manager Children in Care and Care Leavers) on 0151 511 8594.
Interviews will take place on 13/02/2025.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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