Adoption Social Worker - One Adoption Agency

One Adoption Agency
18.5 per week
2
Across Kirklees
Permanent
PO1-PO3 - £30,507.00 - £37,848.96

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of One Adoption Agency.

One Adoption is a Regional Adoption Agency, a shared adoption service across the 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire. This post is in the family finding team covering Kirklees and Calderdale with but the work undertaken will involve some travelling across the region. This is an exciting time to be involved in continuing to shape the regionalised arrangement, developing a high quality family finding service for children.

We will provide good supervision and membership of a supportive team, with good opportunities for professional development. If you are an exceptional, motivated, dedicated practitioner; able to demonstrate a proven experience of effectively undertaking social work then we would like you to apply to become part of our team.

We want you to inspire us and have a real impact on the way we work. In return you will gain the opportunity to develop your professional skills and your career in a challenging but supportive environment. You will need to be a skilled social worker and engage well with children and adoptive families.

Office bases is Huddersfield but flexibility to work across the region will be required. For an informal discussion about the posts please contact Suzanne Whiteley, Service Delivery Manager, 0781 558 4023.

To apply online, please visit the Leeds City Council jobs site: Leeds City Council jobsite

All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is a Stonewall Top 100 employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

16 September 2020, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.