Salary: £29,269 to £32,076 per annum, pro rata
Grade: H
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy Hours: 18.5 per week
Location: Harrogate. We very much promote flexible working. Whilst your base will be identified within a specific location, you may at times, be required to work from other bases across the county.
North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence, and we are looking for an Adoption Family Support Worker with a variety of experience and skills to join our Adoption Team. We also welcome those who are looking to relocate. North Yorkshire Council’s adoption service is part of One Adoption North and Humber, a high performing regional adoption agency.
One Adoption North and Humber is committed to providing timely, high-quality services to meet the needs of children who need permanence through adoption. You will be part of a highly acclaimed, supportive service that has a comprehensive programme to ensure all staff have a thorough induction, receive ongoing support from managers and have the opportunity to progress in your career. We value staff development and offer a wide range of training opportunities, including trauma informed practice models and approaches that enhance the service delivery to our children and adoptive families.
Working in the adoption team is an exciting, challenging, unique and rewarding job. As a Family Support Worker, you will be a team player; completing pieces of work including direct work with children and families, leading initiatives for supporting families, such as parenting support, maintaining relationships between adopted children and their birth family and working alongside the social workers to deliver support to our children and families.
As a service, we are committed to creating a positive and supportive team culture where social workers feel that they have a forum to share their views about the organisation and environment in which they work. We clearly demonstrate that the voice of the child and family shape the service we provide, and this is evidenced throughout our practice. If you are an enthusiastic, hardworking and committed team player that is interested in making a positive difference to the lives of children in adoption and to adoptive families, we would love to hear from you.
We welcome interested applicants to contact Rachael Hunter, Assistant Team Manager on Rachael.Hunter@northyorks.gov.uk or Tim Harvey, Deputy Service Manager on Timothy.Harvey@northyorks.gov.uk, for an informal conversation.
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Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
Key Dates:
Closing date: 6th October 2024
Interview Date: Potential 18th October and the 23rd of October 2024
Venue for Interview: 80 High Street, Harrogate
Key Documents:
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