Level 2 Social Worker – Permanence and Adoption

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave

LGPS pension with 18.5% employer贡献

Flexible hybrid working

Wellbeing focus

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Level 2 Social Worker for the Permanence and Adoption team in Nottingham. You will handle complex cases, work with children and adoptive families, and contribute to secure, loving, permanent homes.

Hybrid working, ASYE completed, and opportunities for professional development to progress within social work are offered. You'll use your assessment skills and professional judgement to support permanence planning and adoption journeys.

Qualifications

• Assessment skills and professional judgement form the core of social work practice.
• ASYE completed and registered social worker with a focus on permanence and adoption.
• Ability to work with complex cases and collaborate with partners.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for more complex cases with increasing autonomy and professional confidence.
• Play a key role in family finding and matching for adoption.
• Support children and adoptive families throughout the adoption journey and provide ongoing support through to the final adoption hearing.
• Use assessment skills and professional judgement to promote permanence and positive lifelong outcomes.

Skills

Assessment skills

Professional judgement

Relationship-based practice

Risk assessment

Court-related practice

Job description

Level 2 Social Worker - Permanence and Adoption

Working pattern: Hybrid working
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Salary: £42,123 - £45,529
Contract: Permanent

At Nottingham City Children's Services, we're committed to helping social workers develop, thrive and progress throughout their careers.

Join our Permanence and Adoption Team

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Worker to join our passionate and committed Permanence and Adoption Team.

Working with children who have a plan of adoption, you'll be part of a motivated, highly skilled and knowledgeable team dedicated to achieving the very best outcomes for children and their future families. This is a rewarding role where you'll support children through one of the most important transitions in their lives, helping to secure stable, loving and permanent homes.

As a Level 2 Social Worker within Permanence and Adoption, you'll take responsibility for more complex cases with increasing autonomy and professional confidence. You'll play a key role in family finding and matching, supporting children and adoptive families throughout the adoption journey and providing ongoing support through to the final adoption hearing.

This is a busy and varied role that will see you working closely with children, adopters, colleagues and partner agencies. You'll use your assessment skills, professional judgement and relationship-based practice to help children achieve permanence and positive lifelong outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity for qualified and registered social workers who have completed their ASYE and are looking to broaden their skills and deepen their expertise in permanence planning and adoption work. You'll further develop your risk assessment, analytical and court-related practice, while contributing to a culture of excellent social work.

Through reflective supervision, coaching and ongoing professional development, you'll be supported to strengthen your practice, grow your confidence and continue progressing your social work career within a service that values learning, development and professional excellence. You'll be joining a supportive team who are committed to sharing their knowledge and experience, helping you to develop and succeed.

Our career pathway recognises growing knowledge, experience and professional influence, while creating opportunities to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and families across the city and supporting your progression into more advanced social work and practice leadership roles.

The closing date for applications is 23.59 onSaturday 31st October.

• We have multiple vacancies across our services; if you are shortlisted, we may contact you before Wednesday 30th September.

Right to Work

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of right to work checks in accordance with Home Office requirements.

Working for Nottingham City Council comes with a wide range of benefits. Alongside competitive pay, generous annual leave and access to an excellent pension scheme, we are committed to creating an innovative, inclusive, and progressive workplace where colleagues are supported to be their very best.

Our benefits include:

• A competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement (between 26 and 33 days per year depending on your length of service)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with an 18.5% employer contribution
• Flexible hybrid working
• A strong focus on wellbeing
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression

In return, we are looking for compassionate, dedicated people who share our commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people, adults, and families across Nottingham. If you are passionate about making a positive difference through education and social care and want to help people thrive, we would love to hear from you.
You can find out more about the benefits available to our colleagues on our Nottingham City Council Employee Benefits webpage

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Nottingham City Council is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We value diversity and recognise that different perspectives, experiences and ideas help us deliver better services for Nottingham's citizens.

We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, disabled people, and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT+), as these groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce.