Social Worker | Full Time | Children's Social Care - Adoption Support Team | Countywide

| Salary £36,363 - £46,142 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Adoption Support Team- Children's Social Care | Countywide | 

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker in the Adoption Support Team, Adoption Lancashire Blackpool. 

Are you ready to be part of a team committed to enhancing the lives of adoptive children, their families and adopted adults? Join us as a Social Worker, where your expertise will be valued, and your dedication celebrated. At Adoption, Lancashire & Blackpool (ALB) you will have the opportunity to significantly impact the future of adoption, and drive innovation within the field.

We're currently looking for an experienced social worker to join our Adoption Support Team within Adoption, Lancashire & Blackpool (ALB) which is a Regional Adoption Agency, hosted by Lancashire County Council (LCC). ALB delivers the Family Finding, Recruitment & Assessment and Adoption Support on behalf of the two authorities.  This post is advertised as a grade 8/9, with the possibility of the successful candidate being appointed as a senior social worker practitioner subject to experience, knowledge and skills. 

Our Adoption Support Team provides support to families affected by adoption across Lancashire and Blackpool. This includes support to birth families and adopted adults. Our team offers a range of support from training workshops, social events as well as one to one support to children and their families. We also support adopted adults in understanding their early life history. This role is a permanent, full-time position. 

Would you like to be part of an innovative and creative team?  It is an exciting time for service, and in particular Adoption Support, where we have created our Adoption Communities and our Therapeutic Service. Our Adoption Community includes peer groups for adopted children, young people and their parents, specialist workshops and developing a peer buddying and mentoring offer, which you will host alongside our team members. In addition to this, you will be responsible for promoting our therapeutic service with our families with potential to co-deliver some of these workshops. 

For further information on the job role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Please note Interviews for this position will take place on the 24th October at County Hall, Preston. 

If you are interested in joining our team and learning more about this role please contact Team Manager, Lyndsay Winstanley Lyndsay.winstanley@adoptionlancashireblackpool.org.uk

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.  

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You must be registered (Social Work England) to be appointed as a Social Worker. 

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Job Description & Person Specification