Our Social Worker/Senior Social Worker's role is a pivotal one within our Adoption service. Some of your responsibilities will include:
* undertaking 'home study' assessments (PARs) and present these to the adoption panel
* support families throughout the matching process and once children are placed, up until the Adoption Order
* participating in recruitment activities and training for prospective adopters, Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.
Other roles you may have experience of could include:
* Adoption Social Worker
* Adoption Senior Social Worker
* Adoption Support Social Worker
* Independent Social Worker
* Fostering Social Worker
* Independent Reviewing Officer
* Supervising Social Worker
* Children's Social Worker
* Child Protection or Safeguarding Hub Social Worker
* Looked After Children's Social Worker
* etc.
Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.
As a Social Worker, you'll bring a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in childcare social work and as a Senior Social Worker, a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience. You'll have an understanding of child development and the impact on behaviour of interrupted development. You'll have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity, equity and inclusion within service delivery.
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