Children's Adoption Social Worker
Job Reference: HCC620101
Salary Range: £39,382 - £43,679 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £19,191 - £21,839 per annum), plus market supplement of up to £3,000 pro-rata, per annum
Work Location: Countywide Team (office base Totton, Southampton)
Hours per week: 18.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 2 March 2025
Minimum Requirements: Due to the nature of the role, social workers require at least three years post-qualifying experience in childcare social work under the Restriction on the Preparation of Reports Regulations 2005.
The Role:
As a Children’s Adoption Social Worker within Hampshire County Council, you will practice in one of just a few local authorities in the country rated Outstanding by Ofsted. You will work closely with birth families, children, and prospective adopters, collaborating with the Regional Adoption Agency to find permanency for children within adoption. You will also work across all the children and families teams in Hampshire County Council for Parallel Planning prior to Placement Orders being granted.
You will have flexibility to work across a large county, with the main office base in Totton, and access to all HCC buildings and home working for increased flexibility. We encourage our workforce to be creative and autonomous while providing regular, reflective, and effective supervision to support you and ensure you have the necessary working conditions for good practice.
Registered with Social Work England, you will be skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in life story work, ensuring children moving on to adoption are supported throughout. A creative, flexible, and forward-thinking approach is essential, with a constant strive for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
Why Children’s Adoption Team for Hampshire?
We offer a flexible, motivating, and inclusive workplace where talent is truly recognized and developed. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of, empowering you to be your best and fostering a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.
We also offer a 9-day working fortnight for our Children's Adoption Social Workers to support your excellent work/life balance. To find out more about what we can offer you in return, please see our benefits package.
In addition to working for one of the top-performing children’s social care authorities in the country, Hampshire is also one of the best places to live and work. Located on the south coast, with excellent transport links, Hampshire offers the perfect blend of rural and city living, with miles of lovely coastline, nature reserves, and heritage sites.
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, and as per safer recruitment requirements for Children's Services, references will be requested prior to interview.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. We expect all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favorable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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