Adoption Social Worker
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/287947/1514
- Positions: 2
- Salary: £40,929 - £43,735 per annum
- Category: Qualified Social Work - Children's
- Contract type: Permanent
- Working hours: 36 hours per week
- Posted on: 26 July 2024
- Closing date: 18 August 2024
- Directorate: Children, Families & Lifelong Learning
- Location: Woking, Surrey
Description
The starting salary for this full-time, permanent position is £40,929 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.
We are excited to be hiring two new Social Workers to join the fantastic Adoption South East (ASE)!
Our team, which consists of Social Workers and Managers employed by all four local authorities, apply a hybrid model of working. This means that although you would have an administrative base in Woking, team members largely work remotely, making the best use of technology, with the option to touch base at any of our offices across the region. Regular team meetings are conducted both online and in person at a central base.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Team
Adoption South East (ASE) is a regional adoption agency delivering adoption services on behalf of four local authorities: Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove, under a partnership agreement. Although our staff are all employed by the partner local authorities, we exist as a separate organisation with our own ASE management structure. This vacancy is hosted by Surrey County Council, whose terms and conditions of employment would apply.
To learn more about us and our work please visit our website.
About the Role
ASE works across the combined footprint of the four local authorities, from the London borders in the North all the way down to the South Coast. We place up to 100 children in adoptive families each year as well as supporting families in the early stages, and later during the children's growing up years, recognising that as well as joy, adopting brings challenges.
Our Recruitment, Assessment and Placement Team works in the Northern half of the region, assessing potential adopters and remaining with them during their adoption journey, ending at Adoption Order. We are currently looking for an energetic and committed Social Worker to help us approve the families our children need.
This is an opportunity to join a supportive and committed team of adoption professionals, with the added benefit of development opportunities. If you are a qualified Social Worker and you share our commitment to children and families, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisted for interview, your CV and personal statement must evidence:
- You are a qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England
- Sound practice skills and experience of working in one or more of the following social work fields: adoption, fostering or looked after children
- Your commitment to inclusive practice in the context of working with adopting families
- Your capacity to undertake collaborative work with colleagues and other agencies
- Your capacity for managing a full caseload
- Your capacity for completing and recording complex assessments, completed within national timescales
We would also love to hear about your reasons for applying for this role, your thoughts about how you could add value to our team and your self-assessment of your development needs if you were appointed to this role
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and Social Workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. If you would like to have an informal chat about the role please contact one of our joint Team Managers via email at Charlotte.lock@surreycc.gov.uk or Fiona.Ruddock@westsussex.gov.uk
The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 18th August 2024 with interviews planned for week commencing the 2nd September 2024.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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