Social Worker - Adoption Team - East Midlands Area - Salary from 37,884 up to 41,120 + 4,000 Recruitment Bonus Benefits: - Excellent starting salary
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Recruitment bonus of 4,000
- Relocation allowance up to 8,000
The Role: - Undertake succinct, timely and thorough Assessments of prospective applicants.
- Have knowledge and experience of therapeutic parenting, attachment theory and the application of these to adoption issues in working with families and children.
- Engage and work directly with parents/ carers and children/ young people, using age and stage appropriate methods to inform the assessment and planning process, to hear their views and respond supportively.
- Ensure all information and reports relevant to work carried out is recorded, updated and completed in an efficient and timely manner and according to Directorate/legislative policies and procedures so that decisions made and acted upon are fully evidenced and provide sufficiently for audit, court or any other legitimate purpose.
- Attend adoption panel and court hearings as appropriate, to relevant cases, representing our children, adopters and adoption service professionally.
About you: - You will have a social work degree and be SWE registered
- You will have experience working within Adoption settings
Avoid disappointment now by contacting Jamie McNabb on (url removed) or call (phone number removed)
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