The role
The Role
We are looking for a Consultant Social Worker in the Post Adoption Team to lead on specific areas to support the team including.
- deputise for the team manager in their absence
- supporting colleagues by Quality Assuring work to ensure it is of good standard and meet timescales
- Being a lead on; and coordinating specific areas needed to develop a modern adoption service eg, contact arrangements, leading on developing and delivering training for partner agencies and supporting Adopters and Birth Parents
- Provide information, advice and guidance to colleagues within the team and to partners across the service in line with our service standards
- To hold a limited case load
- to provide leadership and supervision to Letterbox Co-ordinators x 5
To join our committed, stable and diverse adoption social work teams supporting families for South London children.
Reducing race disparity in adoption is a key objective for everyone in ALS and the successful candidate will be committed to this objective in all aspects of the service delivery.
There will be opportunities to develop your group work and training skills in preparing adopters and birth families to participate in meaningful arrangements to support the adopted child to have a good sense of self and identity.
This vacancy is in Post Adoption Support team. Agile working is established in ALS, with visits usually from home. The role is based at Tooley Street but meetings can take place at venues across our region.
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.
About Adopt London South - Regional Adoption Agency
Adopt London South is a forward-looking Regional Adoption Agency partnership, working across 10 South London councils.
As the Regional Adoption Agency we work closely with the partners and also with national projects to improve adoption.
Our aim is to build best practice across South London by providing a range of adoption services children, adoptive families, birth parents and adopted adults. We are looking for people to join us in building the service to improve outcomes in adoption.
Additional salary details
Internal recruitment only
We will only consider applications from internal candidates that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Additional Information:
- Full time post - Monday to Friday (standard 36 hours)
- Permanent role
- Enhanced DBS required
- Internal applicants only
Benefits and more information:
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 36 days with continuous service, a generous local government salary related pension, cycle to work and cycle loan scheme,season-ticket loan, confidential wellbeing and counselling support. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefitspage
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 25/06/2023
Interview Date: 4/07/2023
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 initiative. 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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