The role
The Adoption London South - Regional Adoption Agency
Adoption London South is a forward-looking Regional Adoption Agency partnership, working across 10 South London boroughs. This is an exciting time to join ALS, now that Greenwich has joined and there will be opportunities to join Adopt London projects.
The Roles:
Due to maternity leave an opportunity has arisen for a social worker to work within Adopt London South Family Finding Team.
We are looking for a very pro active family finder to work alongside Southwark and Lewisham where children need adoption planning and outcomes.
The role will be to continue to develop the excellent Early Permanence work established across Southwark children’s social work teams.
The Family Finding Team also works creatively together with 10 other Local Authority partners, to reduce delay for all children with an adoption plan and will be implementing the UEA Moving to Adoption transition model.
A priority for ALS and LA is to reduce delay for children of Black and Minority ethnic backgrounds, especially boys who wait the longest for new families.
There will be opportunities for cross London working and development within the wider Adopt London partnership..
Join our committed, stable and diverse adoption social work teams preparing or supporting families for South London children. We are looking for social workers with an interest in developing their skills in adoption and with some experience of helping children on their journey to permanence and beyond.
Adoption Social Workers work with families and children, adopted adults and birth parents. In the post adoption team, the main focus of the role will be adopted adults work and providing support.
Reducing race disparity in adoption is a key objective for everyone in ALS, ensuring we have the right adopters. In the assessment team and pre-order support teams 34 South London children have benefitted from Early Permanence and a new London wide project is developing this further.
For an informal chat or more about this opportunity, please contact the Team Manager Kirsteen.Lowrie@southwark.gov.uk
Please note: This role will require an Enhanced DBS.
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Additional details
Our Offer:
- A systemic framework of social work practice
- A vibrant place and Service to work with and a diverse community
- Strong commitment to partnership working with our Local Authority colleagues.
- Commitment to Personal Development
- Flexible Working
Additional Details - Applicant must also:
- Hold a recognised social work qualification
- Have a current registration with Social Work England
- Hold or undergo a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
- Consider flexible working
To find out more, please e-mail Kirsteen Lowrie at e-mail address Kirsteen.Lowrie@southwark.gov.uk
join the adoption team on a one year fixed-term contract.
This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at enhanced level.
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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