Social Worker - Adoption
16 days ago
Southend-on-Sea
Ackerman Pierce is currently supporting a leading local authority within Southend to recruit for a Social Worker for the Adoption Team on a permanent basis paying £39,152-£45,091 P/Annum. Our client has a well-structured and organised team that are looking to grow their staffing levels. The role offers flexible working hours and has a supportive team culture with regular supervision on cases. Southend is embedding a systemic approach and is currently undergoing several changes focussed on reducing caseloads and improving outcomes for families. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and supportive team.Main duties include: • To provide an efficient and cost effective social work service to Responsibilities children, young people and their families, ensuring that the needs of the children and their parents/carers are professionally assessed., • To recruit, assess and support prospective adopters to ensure that the care that they provide meets the needs of the individual child., • To gather, investigate, evaluate and analyse all necessary information on assigned cases, demonstrating clarity of assessment, reliability of information, evidenced, conclusions and realistic action plans., • To develop practice, which takes a holistic view of the individual, locating them in both their immediate and extended social circles, and having full regard to their education, social, recreational, and health ne...