Social Worker - Adoption team - Wolverhampton
27 days ago
Wolverhampton
Finding Families Social Worker Wolverhampton City Council - Adoption@HeartPay Rate: £30.57 - £33.30 per hour (Umbrella)3-Month Contract | 37 Hours | ASAP Start | DBS Required Wolverhampton City Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Finding Families Social Worker to join the Adoption@Heart Regional Adoption Agency. This role plays a vital part in securing safe, stable, and nurturing adoptive families for children across the Black Country region. If you are passionate about adoption work, skilled in assessment and relationship-building, and committed to achieving the best outcomes for children, this is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking, child-centred service. About the Role The Finding Families Social Worker will deliver a high-quality, effective social work service that responds to the needs of children and families within statutory guidelines. You will undertake complex adoption-related casework, support prospective adopters, and work collaboratively across the Regional Adoption Agency to ensure seamless, consistent practice. This role offers flexible working between home, office, and other suitable locations across the Black Country. The Adoption@Heart Hub is currently based at Priory Green. Key ResponsibilitiesCasework & Assessment • Provide timely, high-quality social work interventions to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes, • Undertake complex adoption casework, including assessing prospective adopters, • Assess adopter suitability for matching with specific children, considering long-term needs, • Develop and manage adoption support plans in line with statutory guidance, • Produce clear, analytical written and verbal reports based on complex evidence, • Maintain accurate, well-organised case files and meet statutory timescalesPractice & Professional Standards, • Apply the Behaviours and Guiding Principles for Children & Young People Services, • Use research, legislation, and statutory guidance to inform practice, • Adopt a restorative practice approach in all areas of work, • Participate in duty systems as required, • Provide guidance to family support workers and administrative staff, • Respond sensitively and promptly to service user enquiries and complaintsIntegrated Working, • Work collaboratively with partner agencies across the Regional Adoption Agency, • Build strong professional relationships with adopters, children, and families, • Offer consultation, support, and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies, • Contribute to group work, training, and wider service developmentOther Duties, • Participate in training, appraisal, and continuous professional development, • Comply with Council policies including safeguarding, data protection, and equality, • Support service improvement and uphold the Council's Corporate Parenting responsibilitiesEssential Requirements, • Social Work Qualification - Degree or equivalent, • At least 3 years' experience as a Social Worker within Children's Services as a Permanent Social Worker within an England Local Authority, • Social Work England Registration, • DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy, • Referral bonus if you refer a colleague or friend, • Bonus for finding your own job, • Twice-weekly payroll Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number 3643845. Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.