Social Worker - Adoption

Social Worker - Adoption

Location: Leicester

Team: Adoption

Rate: £38 Umbrella

Hours: 37 per week

Duration: 3 months minimum

Social Personnel are recruiting for a Social Worker for a Post Adoption Team in Leicester.

Duties Include:

• Provide emotional and practical support to Special Guardian's and adoptive parents
• Helping families adjust to new dynamics and challenges
• Offer advice on parenting strategies, especially for children with trauma or attachment needs
• Identify and reporting to any safeguarding concerns to the safeguarding teams (where appropriate attending conference and CiN meetings).
• Supporting children and their carers/parents to manage trauma, loss, identity, and attachment issues
• Refer to or coordinate therapeutic services (e.g., counselling, CAMHS, play therapy)
• Help families understand the impact of early experiences on behaviour
• Undertaking post-order assessments (e.g., for support services or funding like ASF)
• Evaluate the ongoing needs of the child and family
• Be part of a busy duty system and taking referrals.
• Advocate for families to access services such as education, health, or specialist support
• Liaise with schools, health professionals, and other agencies
• Ensure multi-agency working to meet the child's needs
• Supporting children to understand their life history and SGO/adoption journey
• Provide or update life story materials
• Offer training, workshops, or guidance on attachment, trauma-informed care, and therapeutic parenting - lead by a therapeutic social worker within the team.
• Attend and support coffee mornings for Special Guardian's.
• Support events for both SG's and adopted families.
• Build confidence and resilience to special guardian's and adopters
• To support the birth records counsellor in accessing and redacting birth files and sharing with adult adoptees as the need arises.

Essential experience:

• Qualification in Social Work
• Post Adoption Experience
• Social Work England Registration
• Driving Licence and access to own vehicle

Why Social Personnel?

• Dedicated and experienced consultant
• Free DBS
• £250 Referral Bonus
• £250 Find your own job bonus