Adoption Social Worker

Liquid Personnel; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 74,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Supportive team environment

Opportunity to shape adoption practice

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Social Worker with adoption expertise to join its client's Adoption Team for an initial 6-month period. This role covers post-adoption support, access to records, and non-agency adoption cases, working closely with the Permanence Team to drive forward improvements in adoption practice and service delivery for children and families.

You will deliver high-quality adoption social work services, maintain accurate case records, and collaborate with other

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Post-qualified experience.
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work.
• Previous experience in adoption social work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality adoption social work services in line with legislation and best practice.
• Provide tailored post-adoption support to families.
• Manage access to records requests and non-agency adoption processes.
• Collaborate with the Permanence Team and other professionals to ensure positive outcomes.
• Maintain accurate case records and reports to professional standards.

Skills

Post-adoption experience

Team collaboration

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experiencedSocial Worker with adoption expertise to join its client's Adoption Team for an initial 6-month period. This team works closely with the Permanence Team and is driving forward improvements in adoption practice, including how post-adoption support is delivered.

You will work across all elements of adoption services, including:

• Post-adoption support
• Access to records
• Non-agency adoption cases

This is an exciting opportunity to influence adoption practice and make a real difference for children and families.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Deliver high-quality adoption social work services in line with legislation and best practice.
• Provide tailored post-adoption support to families.
• Manage access to records requests and non-agency adoption processes.
• Collaborate with the Permanence Team and other professionals to ensure positive outcomes.
• Maintain accurate case records and reports to professional standards.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate of£28.42
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to shape adoption practice and service delivery

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
• Previous experience in adoption social work

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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