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 Swanwick, you will have access to all HCC buildings 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.
When service demands are high, the postholder may be required to undertake assessments in other areas of the service to support operational needs. To support colleagues and ensure continuity of service during periods of high demand, the postholder may be asked to contribute to assessments across different areas of the service. In response to changing service pressures, the postholder may be expected to flexibly undertake assessments in other parts of the service as needed.
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.
Why join us?
* A 9 day working fortnight.
* Professional development: Continuous learning and supportive supervision is a key priority for us.
* Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
* Competitive salary and benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* 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).
* 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.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
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