Practice Supervisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wollaton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Comprehensive benefits package with 할인

Flexible working policies

Career progression opportunities

Generous annual leave with the option

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council in the adoption team is seeking a senior manager to lead a small group of social workers, family help workers and child and family officers. The role focuses on supporting adoptive families, special guardianship and child arrangement orders, and overseeing a therapeutic support fund.

You will develop regional innovations, build the voice of lived experience, and lead national development work through Adoption England, while ensuring access to adoption records and

Qualifications

• Registration with Social Work England is required.
• Criminal record check required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of social workers, family help workers and child and family officers.
• Oversee the Adoption and Special Guardianship support fund for tailored therapeutic support.
• Develop and review local, regional and pan-regional innovations, including peer support.
• Build the voice and influence of people with lived experience of adoption and kinship care.
• Lead national development work through links to Adoption England.
• Oversee support for adults seeking access to adoption records.
• Oversee support for birth families who have lost a child to adoption.
• Support staying in touch arrangements for children and families across the county.
• Use the Signs of Safety methodology to help staff work with families and find their own solutions.
• Work with the wider adoption service team to develop the service and meet the needs of adoptive families, children and birth relatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Job description

This permanent post sits in the adoption team at Lincolnshire County Council, leading a small group of social workers, family help workers and child and family officers. The work centres on supporting adoptive families and those with special guardianship or child arrangement orders, and on overseeing the council's support fund for therapeutic help. The role is full-time with hybrid working from a nominated base, and it includes links to national adoption work. Social Work England registration is needed.

What the job involves

• Lead a small team of social workers, family help workers and child and family officers supporting adoptive families and those with special guardianship or child arrangement orders
• Oversee the council's Adoption and Special Guardianship support fund for tailored therapeutic support
• Develop and review local, regional and pan-regional innovations, including peer support
• Build the voice and influence of people with lived experience of adoption and kinship care
• Lead national development work through links to Adoption England
• Oversee support for adults seeking access to their adoption records
• Oversee support for birth families who have lost a child to adoption
• Support staying in touch arrangements for children and families across the county
• Use the Signs of Safety methodology to help staff work with families and find their own solutions
• Work with the wider adoption service team to develop the service and meet the needs of adoptive families, children and birth relatives

What's required

Registration & licences

• Social Work England registration

Experience

• Skills and experience needed for the post, as set out in the job description

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to converse at ease with customers and give advice in accurate spoken English

Checks & eligibility

• Criminal record check

Other

• Good internet connectivity for remote working
• Willingness to commute to a nominated work base when necessary

What's offered

• Contributory pension
• Comprehensive benefits package with discount schemes and cycle to work
• Flexible working policies
• Career progression opportunities
• Generous annual leave with the option to buy more
• Training and development opportunities, including regional training and national working groups