Support Worker | Recruitment & Assessment Team within Adoption, Lancashire & Blackpool | Full Time

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Lancashire is seeking a Grade 6 Support Worker to join the Adoption Recruitment and Assessment Team. The successful candidate will assist in delivering essential recruitment and support services to adoptive parents and children. Experience working with children and families is crucial, along with the ability to comply with adoption legislation and standards. The role may involve out of hours work and provides the opportunity to contribute to meaningful support services within the adoption sector.

Benefits

Range of benefits from the council

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families required.
• Ability to support recruitment and assessment activities.
• Familiarity with adoption legislation and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Recruitment & Assessment Team in delivering services.
• Assist in recruitment and assessment of adopters.
• Provide support to families as part of universal services.

Skills

Experience working with children and families

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Details

Salary £28,142 - £32,061 per annum | 1 Full Time, 37 hours per week | Support Worker | Lancashire & Blackpool |

International Sponsorship

This role is not open to international sponsorship.

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Grade 6 Support Worker to join the Recruitment & Assessment Team within Adoption, Lancashire & Blackpool.

On 01 April 2020, Blackpool Council and Lancashire County Council formed a Regional Adoption Agency (RAA): Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool. Lancashire County Council are the host authority for the RAA, which provides a comprehensive service to families across the region. The RAA delivers the following services on behalf of the partner Local Authorities: Recruitment & Assessment of adopters; Adoption Support & Family Finding.

Adoption Lancashire & Blackpool are excited to be recruiting to a support worker role within our Adoption Recruitment and Assessment Team. The successful candidate will be part of a team delivering recruitment, assessment and support services to adoptive parents and children.

Ideally applicants will have some experience in working with children and families. The role will involve support to other teams within the adoption agency including Family Finding and Adoption Support and providing services to children and families as part of our universal offer of support.

The successful applicant will be supporting the recruitment and assessment team but may also be required to support across the service at times.

This post is based within Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool (Regional Adoption Agency RAA) with a need to work within the legislation, adoption agencies’ regulations and national minimum adoption standards at all times.

There may be some out of hours work involved with this post.

Contact

Please contact Team Managers:

• Suzannah Walker – [e-mail]
• Janine Armitage – [e-mail]
• Louise Attewell – [e-mail]

Interview Details

Interviews are anticipated to take place on 29th January 2026.

Application Requirements

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

Benefits

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

Note

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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