About the role
Are you an experienced social worker that’s passionate and determined to ensure children, young people and their families are at the heart of everything you do?
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our passionate and committed Adoption team delivering high quality effective adoption services in line with the modernising adoption agenda.
As a social worker within our Voluntary Adoption Agency (VAA), you will be joining a motivated and highly skilled team who work hard every day to get the best outcomes for children and their families and build on the progress already made in achieving the Ofsted judgement of GOOD in February 2022.
It’s a busy and exciting role where you will be recruiting, training and assessing prospective adoptive applications and supporting adoptive families through to the final adoption hearing. You will be part of a busy, supportive county-wide team with a learning culture and high standards.
You will be expected to invest in the life of the team and develop working relationships which are based on collaborative and supportive methods of working, respecting others’ strengths, celebrating differences and seeking solutions.
What will you be doing?
1. Undertake succinct, timely and thorough Assessments of prospective applicants.
2. Engage and work directly with parents/ carers and children/ young people, using age and sta...