The role
We are looking for 2 Consultant Social Workers, one based in the South East Assessment Team and the South West Assessment Team to lead on specific areas to support the team including.
• deputise for the team manager in their absence
• stepping in to undertake visits at short notice when social workers are unavailable across the region
• supporting colleagues by Quality Assuring PAR, APR or other reports for adoption panel to ensure that they are of a good standard and meet timescale deadlines
• being a lead on; and coordinating specific areas needed to develop a modern adoption service eg EP, adopter training
• provide information, advice and guidance to colleagues within the team and to partners across the service in line with our service standards
To join our committed, stable and diverse adoption social work teams preparing or supporting families for South London children.
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. "colour: black;" Adoption social workers work with families and children, adopted adults and birth parents.
Vacancies is in South East and South West Assessment and Pre-order Support team. Agile working is established in ALS, with home visits usually from home. The role is based at Tooley Street.
About Adopt London South:
Adoption London South is a forward-looking Regional Adoption Agency partnership, working across 10 South London councils. This is an exciting time to join ALS and there will be opportunities to join Adopt London projects.
As the Regional Adoption Agency we work closely with Adopt London partners and also with national projects to improve adoption. We have a strong partnership with We are Family support community and others across the sector.
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.
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
This role is deemed to be a full time role (36 hours a week).
Please note this role requires a Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
To find out more about the posts, one based in South East Assessment and the other in South West Assessment, please e-mail Lucy Macharia at Lucy.Macharia@southwark.gov.uk or Nicola Sadler at Nicola.Sadler@southwark.gov.uk
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. Our offer includes:
- 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
For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
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
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 25/02/2024 at 23:59
Interviews and Assessments Date: 12/03/2024
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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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