Adoption and Kinship Support Coordinator

Adoption & Kinship Support Coordinator 10261 Permanent Contract 37 hours per week £26,824 to £28,142 per annum Grade E County Hall / Hybrid

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an Adoption and Kinship Support Coordinator to join our Adoption and Kinship Support Team at County Hall.

You will be part of a large, multi disciplinary team committed to improving outcomes for adopted and kinship children and their families.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, experience in administrative work, and confidence working in a busy environment where tasks can vary from day to day.

This role requires you to attend County Hall at least two days per week, making it well suited to someone seeking a hybrid working arrangement.

About the Role

As an Adoption and Kinship Support Coordinator, you will play a vital role in the smooth running of the service. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the processing and coordination of contact arrangements between birth families and adopters.
• Providing high quality administrative support to the Adoption and Kinship Support Team.
• Taking minutes for a panel of senior managers.

Additional Responsibilities

• Working across the Contact Service and the wider Post Adoption and Kinship Support Services to support with a range of administrative tasks.
• Assisting with the administration of funding processes for the Adoption and Kinship Support Fund.
• Helping to coordinate and promote training and workshops, including venue bookings and financial administration.
• Supporting the practical aspects of creating Life Story Books across the Adoption Service.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • Norfolk Rewards - our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Application Process

For an informal discussion about the vacancy, please contact: Laura Dyson, Team Manager -

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 6 May 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 12 May 2026 at 23:55