Nottinghamshire County Council
Job title:
Adoption Social Worker
Company
Nottinghamshire County Council
Job description
Adoption East Midlands , Trent Bridge House, Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6BJDepartmentChildren and FamiliesInterview dateweek commencing 13/01/2025Salary£37,938 – £42,708 per annumAdvert textAdoption East Midlands (AEM) is a Regional Adoption Agency delivering adoption services on behalf of Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire Local Authorities. The service is hosted by Nottinghamshire County Council.This is an excellent opportunity to join the Recruitment, Assessment, and Placement Team, an established team who work across the Adoption East Midlands region and are responsible for the recruitment, preparation, and assessment of aspirant adoptive parents, as well as matching and pre-order support to families.This is an exciting time in our service development as we continue to shape our service by developing new working practices to ensure children and young people and their families are effectively supported throughout their adoption journey.We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Social Work England registered social worker who has at least 3 years post qualifying experience. The successful candidate will need to evidence an awareness and understanding of the lifelong nature of adoption; the skills and attributes that are required to adopt, the principles of therapeutic parenting, as well as the on-going needs of adoptive families caring for children who have a background of developmental trauma.An ability to write clear, concise and analytical adoption assessments is a core skill of this position. You will also be involved in developing and co-delivering our adopters learning and development programme, facilitating peer support opportunities such as family picnics and recruitment events. You will need to be highly organised, flexible, and able to build excellent interpersonal relationships with families, colleagues, and our Local Authority partners alike. We have a supportive team environment, and you will have the opportunity for professional training, peer reflection, as well as regular supervision.We strive to improve our services for Black children and families and other minoritized groups within our region. To do this, we would like the ethnicity of our social work team to be more reflective of our region’s diverse population. We therefore actively welcome applications from staff of all ethnic backgrounds. Adoption East Midlands has an active Global Majority Staff Support Group and Black staff are also supported to engage with the Black Workers Network within Nottinghamshire County Council.You will be expected to contribute to improving outcomes for all our children and families and understand the concept of safeguarding children within adoption. It is essential that you are IT literate and ideally have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.The office base for this role will be Trent Bridge House in West Bridgford however AEM operate a hybrid office / home working policy to meet the needs of the service. Given the regional nature of the role, a valid driving licence and access to a car is also essential (a taxi service will be provided where disability precludes this)For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Recruitment, Assessment and Placement Team Manager, Maxine Bennett on: (0115) 8044074 or Recruitment, Assessment and Placement Service Manager, Lisa Drummond on: (0115) 8040013.Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.Job Description / Person SpecificationCompetency FrameworkDisabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.If you have previously started an application form for this vacancy, please login and select “Your applications” by clicking on the dropdown at the side of your username, then select the relevant vacancy to continue with your application.
Expected salary
£37938 – 42708 per year
Location
Nottingham – West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
Job date
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:47:43 GMT
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