18.5 hours per week
The Permanence Team are looking to recruit a Social Worker to the Adoption Hub. Adoption Social Workers are responsible for supporting children as they transition into to the care of their adoptive families. Adoption Social Workers also provide support to birth parents, special guardians and other relatives.
Based within the Adoption Hub, you would undertake Step-Parent Adoption assessments and Special Guardianship assessments as well as assessments for special guardianship support. As part of the Permanence Team you would work closely with colleagues in the Fostering Hubs. As such, we are looking for candidates who are energetic and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join our team.
The role will include an emphasis on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children we work with. Given the diverse nature of the role and sensitive work that we do with families, suitable candidates must be adaptable in their approach and be equipped to manage the emotional demands of the role whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism.
If you have experience and skills in working with children and adults from all walks of life and are energetic and passionate about supporting positive outcomes for children and carers, we would love to hear from you!
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Lucie Matthews at 01983 823081 ext. 6811 or lucie.matthews@iow.gov.uk.
Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
- Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
- Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
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The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
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This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) via a robust post-graduate competency framework, the ‘Assessed and Supported Year of Employment’ (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers. The framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF). You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part-time).
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