Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?
Are you passionate about achieving permanence for children through adoption?
Do you strive to keep children central to your social work practice and achieve the best possible outcomes for every child?
Randstad are recruiting a Qualified Social Worker to join Bury Council's Adoption team. This is a part time role offering £35 per hour.
Benefits:
- Hybrid working
- Mileage reimbursement
- Supervision
- Competitive rates of pay
- Weekly pay
- One committed and dedicated point of contact
- An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
- A full range of free training available
- Access to free financial and healthcare advice
- Access to 100's of discounts through the Happi App
Responsibilities:
- You will hold children's cases from the point of placement order to adoption order.
- This role involves family finding and the statutory social work associated with children placed for adoption.
- The role is employed by Bury Council working with Adoption Now, the Regional Adoption Agency
- You will attend assessment sessions, panels and most work with children and families is in person.
- The needs of our children are best met when placed with adopters who we have recruited and assessed to help create a seamless journey for both adopters and children.
- Social Workers in our busy workstream, recruit, assess, train and support families throughout the adoption journey, retaining case responsibility for the adopters through matching and post placement.
- You will ideally have adoption experience, preferably in the assessment of families, otherwise a background of adoption knowledge and experience from working with children is required.
- You must have transferable skills in assessment and the ability to write complex extensive reports for panels and court.
Requirements:
- Enhanced DBS
- Social Work England registered
- Social Work degree or equivalent
Experience:
- Children
If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.
Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
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