Social Worker
Company
Location
Maidstone, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
12/20/2024
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Description
Role Responsibility
We are recruiting an experienced Social Worker to join our Recruitment and Assessment teams within Adoption Partnership South East. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the Regional Adoption Agency which provides adoption services on behalf of the London Borough of Bexley, Kent County Council and Medway Council. The teams recruit, assess and support potential adopters as well as Early Permanence carers who provide placement to young children while court proceedings are ongoing.
Within this role, you will have proven experience ideally with some experience of adoption work. Within this role, you will need excellent assessment and report writing skills. You will work well within timescales and deadlines whilst ensuring your work is thorough and to a good standard. You will have the ability to support adopters and children while they settle as a family understanding that this takes time. You will also provide support to early permanence carers facing uncertainty whilst remaining child centred and work well with birth parents and other professionals. You will have an understanding of the lifelong impact of adoption and the importance of maintaining connections and relationships for the adopted person.
Salary is dependent on experience and progression through the career grade and is based on the fulfilment of required capabilities. Applicants must be able to evidence that they have successfully progressed to the required competency level via a recognised career progression pathway when they submit their application.
We are looking for someone with a degree in Social Work, CQSW, DipSW or equivalent; you will have some understanding of adoption issues, be willing to learn and a commitment to delivering excellent outcomes for children and young people. In addition to your experience of supporting families, report writing and meeting deadlines you must be able to multi-task and have excellent organisational skills, work independently as well as part of a team with a positive performance culture. Above all, you will be child focused.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Contact Details
For Further Information, On This Role, Please Contact
Maria.Olsson@Kent.gov.uk
About The Company
Work that works for you and us - let’s talk flexibility!
KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.
Job Description & Person Specification
We are recruiting an experienced Social Worker to join our Recruitment and Assessment teams within Adoption Partnership South East. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the Regional Adoption Agency which provides adoption services on behalf of the London Borough of Bexley, Kent County Council and Medway Council. The teams recruit, assess and support potential adopters as well as Early Permanence carers who provide placement to young children while court proceedings are ongoing.
Within this role, you will have proven experience ideally with some experience of adoption work. Within this role, you will need excellent assessment and report writing skills. You will work well within timescales and deadlines whilst ensuring your work is thorough and to a good standard. You will have the ability to support adopters and children while they settle as a family understanding that this takes time. You will also provide support to early permanence carers facing uncertainty whilst remaining child centred and work well with birth parents and other professionals. You will have an understanding of the lifelong impact of adoption and the importance of maintaining connections and relationships for the adopted person.
Salary is dependent on experience and progression through the career grade and is based on the fulfilment of required capabilities. Applicants must be able to evidence that they have successfully progressed to the required competency level via a recognised career progression pathway when they submit their application.
We are looking for someone with a degree in Social Work, CQSW, DipSW or equivalent; you will have some understanding of adoption issues, be willing to learn and a commitment to delivering excellent outcomes for children and young people. In addition to your experience of supporting families, report writing and meeting deadlines you must be able to multi-task and have excellent organisational skills, work independently as well as part of a team with a positive performance culture. Above all, you will be child focused.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Contact Details
For Further Information, On This Role, Please Contact
Maria.Olsson@Kent.gov.uk
About The Company
Work that works for you and us - let’s talk flexibility!
KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.
Job Description & Person Specification
- Social Worker JD.pdf
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