Hybrid Post-Adoption Social Worker: Family Support

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (pro rata)

LGPS final pension scheme

Travel and wellbeing benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Suffolk County Council is recruiting a Social Worker for the Post-Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Service in Ipswich. The role combines telephone and office/home-based work with flexible, hybrid arrangements.

You will respond to enquiries, assess needs, provide information and signposting, and work with multi-agency teams to support adoptive families. The role emphasizes safeguarding, professional boundaries, and data protection, with opportunities for professional development within a

Qualifications

• Provide responsive, professional support to post-adoption families.
• Assess needs and tailor information, signposting and referrals.
• Document interactions accurately in case records.
• Safeguarding and information sharing in line with policy.

Responsibilities

• Respond to enquiries via telephone and electronic channels.
• Offer calm, supportive guidance to parents and carers.
• Identify next steps and referrals for Post-Adoption Service.
• Escalate safeguarding or welfare concerns promptly.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to coordinate services.
• Maintain clear, timely, and accurate case records.

Skills

Strong communication

Empathy

Analytical skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Safeguarding

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Suffolk County Council is recruiting a Social Worker for the Post-Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Service in Ipswich. The role combines telephone and office/home-based work with flexible, hybrid arrangements.

You will respond to enquiries, assess needs, provide information and signposting, and work with multi-agency teams to support adoptive families. The role emphasizes safeguarding, professional boundaries, and data protection, with opportunities for professional development within a