Children's Adoption Social Worker HCC606208

Job Details:

Salary Range: £38,092 – £42,389 FTE, plus market supplement of up to £3,000 FTE depending on pay scale, per annum 
Work Location: Countywide Team (office base Totton)
Hours per week: 37 (part time hours will be considered)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: 10 May 2024

The Role:

Practice in an Outstanding Children’s Service and with Adopt South (RAA) to work closely with birth families, children and prospective adopters

As a Children’s Adoption Social Worker within Hampshire County Council, you will be practicing in one of just a few local authorities in the country rated Outstanding by Ofsted. You will also have the added benefits of being under the management umbrella of Adopt South and as such you will working in close collaboration with the Regional Adoption Agency to find permanency for children within adoption. You will be working closely with all the children and families teams across Hampshire County Council for Parallel Planning prior to Placement Orders being granted. 

You will have flexibility to work across a large county and although the main office base is in Totton, you will have access to all HCC buildings and home working for increased flexibility.

Our Social Workers are an asset to us, and we encourage our workforce to be creative and autonomous, while enabling them to work flexibly. We are committed to providing regular, reflective and effective supervision to support you, while ensuring you also have the working conditions you need for good practice to flourish.

Registered with Social Work England, you will be highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in life story work and ensuring children moving on to adoption are supported throughout. You will need to be creative, flexible and forward thinking in your approach, whilst constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.

Due to the nature of the role social workers require at least three years post-qualifying experience in childcare social work under the Restriction on the Preparation of Reports Regulations 2005.

Why Children’s Adoption Team for Hampshire?

We will provide you with: 
•    A 9 day working fortnight.
•    Annual leave starting from 25 days per annum FTE and rising to 28 days FTE based on experience and length of service.
•    A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
•    5 personal development days per annum (pro rata for part time staff).
•    Ample progression opportunities.
•    Flexible working options to fit around today’s lifestyles.

In addition to working for one of the top performing children’s social care authorities in the country, Hampshire is also one of the best places to live and work. Located on the south coast, with excellent transport links up and down the country, Hampshire offers the perfect blend of rural and city living. You’ll find miles of lovely coastline, nature reserves and heritage sites, which are just some of the benefits of living in Hampshire.
 

Additional Information:

Children's Adoption Social Worker: Job Description and Person Specification 

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a criminal records check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements, references will be requested prior to interview.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Lucy Tate, Team Manager on 0370 779 1394 or email lucy.tate@hants.gov.uk