Adoption Social Worker
Grade : JK
Salary : From £35,745 up to £40,221 per annum, pro rata
Hours : Full & Part time positions available
Contract Type : Permanent
Location : Harrogate & Knaresborough Area. We very much promote flexible working with the option to work remotely from home at times. 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 are looking for a Social 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. It is a role, which gives social workers the opportunity to operate within a range of contexts; undertaking assessments of prospective adopters, providing adoption support services to children and families, providing preparation training to prospective adoptive parents and being part of a professional team to support the matching and placing of children.
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.
Be the Change you trained to be
If you are interested in a career in Social Work and would like more information about this, please contact Samantha Clayton (Head of Effective Practice & QA) on Samantha.Clayton@northyorks.gov.uk We have many opportunities to support people wanting to become Qualified Social Workers.
If you would like an informal discussion about the Service or the Role we would welcome a conversation with Rachael Hunter, Assistant Team Manager on Rachael.Hunter@northyorks.gov.uk or Tim Harvey, Deputy Service Manager on Timothy.Harvey@northyorks.gov.uk.
For more information regarding our service, our practice model, what we can offer you and to meet some of our team and meet our leaders together with the details of more opportunities visit: www.northyorks.gov.uk/childrenssocialworker
We welcome individuals looking to relocate, for further information please see our Relocation Policy
We look forward to hearing from you
Key Documents :
Key Dates :
Closing Date : 6th October 2024
Interview Date: 18th October 2024
Venue for Interview: 80 High Street (use the postcode HG2 7DX) There is some limited parking on site.
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