Adoption Team Manager

Hull-City-Council; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Holiday entitlement

Training opportunities

Job summary

Hull City Council is hiring a Team Manager for the Adoption Service. The role leads recruitment, assessment, family finding and ongoing adoption support, delivering high-quality services in line with policy and safeguarding standards.

You will work across One Adoption North and Humber to promote best practice and service development. The post involves leading a team, chairing meetings, and ensuring robust casework and compliance with statutory duties, DBS requirements, and performance

Qualifications

• Experience leading social work teams and managing complex adoption services.
• Knowledge of adoption legislation, safeguarding practices, and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience contributing to inspections, performance indicators, and service improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the adoption and post order service, providing duty, assessment and family support to birth families, adopters and affected children.
• Chairs multi-agency meetings and provides expert advice to colleagues and the Adoption Panel.
• Recruit, appoint and supervise staff, including Adoption Panel members, and oversee training and development.
• Ensure procedures are followed and regular auditing of case files to maintain quality and compliance.
• Make budgetary and other decisions within delegations and lead on service development.

Job description

Number of Vacancies:0Time Type:Full timeWorker Type:RegularProposed Interview Date:Thursday, October 22, 2026Hours of Work:37Hiring Manager:Suzanne PinderContact Number:01482 615717Job Description Summary:This is a full time permanent position.We are seeking an experienced and motivated Team Manager to join our Adoption Service.The successful candidate will lead key areas of adoption practice, including the recruitment and assessment of prospective adopters, family finding for children requiring adoption, and the provision of Adoption Agency Advisor responsibilities to both the Local Authority and Adoption Panel. The post holder will also have responsibility for Non-Agency Adoption work.Hull City Council is a partner within One Adoption North and Humber Regional Adoption Agency, a collaborative partnership comprising five local authorities: Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, York, and North-East Lincolnshire.As Team Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality adoption services across the region. You will work closely with the Adoption Support Team Manager in Hull and colleagues across One Adoption North and Humber to promote best practice, drive service development, and ensure positive outcomes for children and families.This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled leader who is passionate about adoption and committed to achieving permanence for children through effective partnership working, innovation, and high-quality service delivery.If the postholder requires a Standard or Enhanced DBS disclosure the candidate is required to declare full details of everything on their criminal record unless the conviction/s and/or caution/s are considered “protected” in line with filtering rules for DBS checks.ROLE AND PURPOSEManage the adoption and post order service, providing a duty, assessment and family support service to birth families, adopted children, adopters, and those affected by adoption and those children subject to Residence Orders, Special Guardianship Orders and Child Arrangement Orders ensuring high quality provision in line with legislation, national performance indicators and minimum standardsPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:1 Strategy – To manage the adoption service, provide a duty, assessment and family support service to birth families, adopted children, adopters, and those affected by adoption ensuring high quality provision in line with legislation, national performance indicators and minimum standards2 Customer Focus - To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and following Hull Safeguarding Board procedures3 Performance Management - Adoption is a regulated and inspected service therefore the post holder is required to prepare and contribute to the inspection process, and to monitor the performance of the Adoption Team against minimum requirements4 Leadership - Motivate and lead a social work staff team to ensure casework is effectively managed and that the provision of services meets the minimum standards and requirements set by Central Government. The service functions within legislative requirements5 Statutory Obligations - Adoption is a regulated and inspected service therefore the post holder is required to prepare and contribute to the inspection process6 Make budgetary and other decisions in respect of children within the scheme of delegations7 Chairs multi agency meetings and gives expert advice to colleagues and the Adoption Panel on adoption matters and other permanency orders8 Makes decisions on a range of adoption and post order support issues within the scheme of delegations9 Recruit, appoint and supervise staff, including the Adoption Panel members, to ensure that professional standards are maintained and that training and development needs are met in line with departmental policies and objectives10 Ensure all procedures are followed and there is regular auditing of case files to ensure the quality of work and record keeping. To ensure that assessments are robust and follow guidance issued by the Department of EducationNC2000.Adoption and Post Order Team Manager.docxCompensation Grades:GRADES 11.Pay Ranges:£50,269.00 - £53,460.00Job Classifications:3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 5- Enhanced & Childrens Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), OSP - Other Support Staff (School WorkForce Census), Post Fulfilling Statutory Duty - (Statutory Post)Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:- A competitive salary- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)- Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods- Supportive and forward-thinking culture- Great career development opportunitiesPlease ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.