Post Adoption Support Social Worker / Senior Practitioner

TN United Kingdom; Ilford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children is seeking a dynamic Post Adoption Support Social Worker. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-quality family finding service in Redbridge. As part of a supportive team, you will lead family finding efforts while providing essential support to families in the local area. This position allows you to make a significant impact on children's lives, ensuring they receive the necessary support as they transition into permanent families. Join a passionate organization committed to diversity and inclusion, making a real difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in post adoption support and working with families.
• Strong understanding of adoption processes and family finding.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional for family finding and support services.
• Assist in providing statutory post adoption assessments.

Skills

Post Adoption Support

Family Finding

Social Work

Education

Degree in Social Work

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26.04.2025

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Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Barkingside/Redbridge, London (Hybrid)

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UKs most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UKs oldest childrens charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About Coram Ambitious for Adoption

Coram Ambitious for Adoption Regional Adoption Agency [RAA] is a commissioned Voluntary Adoption Agency delivering statutory adoption support services and family finding for a number of local authority partners. The post adoption post holder will be located in Redbridge, as part of the wider RAA partnership located across London and surrounding areas. The hub services for the RAA include the recruitment, assessment and support of Coram approved adopters, which are located at the Coram Campus in London.

The post holder will be employed by Coram, a service with a long track record of serving children well and outstanding ratings from Ofsted. The task for the Regional Adoption Agency is to ensure that all children who have a plan for adoption are given every chance to have that ambition realised and when placed in a permanent family receive the relevant support as their needs change and develop.

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic Post Adoption Support Social Worker or Senior Practitioner wishing to play an active role in the delivery and development of a high quality family finding service for the London Borough of Redbridge, for children with a plan for adoption.

The post holder will have lead responsible professional for family finding, but will also assist the team with providing a statutory post adoption service [assessments for post adoption support and applications to the Adoption Support Fund] for families living within the local area.

The post holder will be part of a small and very supportive team to develop practise and skills in this area. The post holder will also be able to have access resources and services within Redbridge to support this role and be part of a bigger network of support from colleagues from across the RAA. This role will function as a job share to offer continuity to the children we are family finding for.

To arrange an informal discussion please contact, George Layzell RAA Service Manager for Redbridge and Waltham Forest G

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Monday 15th July 2024 at 23:59

Interview date: Monday 22nd July 2024

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.