Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC622267
Salary Range: £40,643 - £45,077 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £24,166 - £26,802 per annum)
Work Location: Glen House, Southampton
Hours per week: 22
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 26 September 2025
The Role:
This role is with, the partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton local authorities, with the lead authority Hampshire County Council as the employer.
What you’ll do:
Adopt South’s Adoption Support for Adults service offers support to adult adoptees and birth relatives who request access to adoption records and intermediary services.
To improve the service our adopted adults and birth families receive, you will be determined to introduce new and innovative practices.
The role covers the whole of the Adopt South region (Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton local authorities), and will include some face-to-face visits with adoptees and birth relatives. You will be flexible in your working and may be required to work evenings and week-ends.
What we’re looking for:
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Social Worker, who can apply professional knowledge to transform outcomes for individuals, relatives and carers whilst facilitating effective multi-agency solutions. With your Social Work experience, you’ll have excellent communication skills and the ability to relate to all different kinds of people, plus the motivation to grow in your role through personal and professional development.
Why join us?
Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.
Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We invest in you through our internal development programmes and training and offer a competitive salary and .
Working for Adopt South, your employer will be Hampshire County Council.
Additional Information:
Social Worker (Adopt South)
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Amber Searle, Service Manager on
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