Welcome to the job vacancies page. Here you will find jobs listed by organisations in the children’s social work sector, including adoption, fostering and therapeutic services.
| Adoption and Fostering Alliance (AFA) Scotland
AFA Scotland is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organisation at a crucial time in the development of work with care experienced children. The postholder will use their knowledge, experience and expertise to ensure that AFA Scotland continues to make a real difference to the lives of children and their families in Scotland.
| Kirklees Council
We are pleased to be able to advertise a fulltime post for a Supervising Social Worker based within the Fostering service in Kirklees. It is an exciting time for the Fostering Service with the implementation of the Mockingbird hubs and Multi Systemic Therapy with a high emphasis on child centred social work and support to foster placements. The postholder will be joining Kirklees Fostering at a time of change and development and therefore will be part of our journey going forward. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has experience in working within children’s services and someone who has the ability to support and supervise foster carers and to work to ensure the child’s voice is central to everything we do.
| CoramBAAF
Kinship care policy and practice is developing rapidly as the number of children in kinship care continues to increase, with more than ever before placed with family and friends’ carers. We are looking for a Kinship Consultant to help build on and drive our significant presence in this area.
| CoramBAAF
Adoption & Fostering is the only quarterly peer-reviewed journal dedicated to family placement issues. Over the years, it has gained an international reputation as one of the world’s leading sources of knowledge for a wide range of academics and practitioners in social work, psychology, law, medicine, education, training and caring for children and young people. We are looking for a Journal Production Editor to manage the publication and promotion of the journal to a high standard and in partnership with Sage Publications.
| IAC - The Centre for Adoption
IAC runs an Information and Advice Service, primarily through our Advice Line. One aspect of this service is for prospective adopters interested in intercountry adoption and the other is our Outbound Permanence Service for Legal and Social Work teams in local authorities dealing with permanence planning, where a child in care may potentially be placed abroad with connected carers. Due to a reimagining of our services, we are excited to be recruiting a new full time Advisor for this service working on both inbound and outbound enquiries.
| NEWFOCAS Ltd
The postholder will work to a specific trauma informed neurosequential model developed by NEWFOCAS to implement planned therapeutic support packages for children and young people placed within NEWFOCAS as part of individually tailored and agreed placement plans, which complement those of the Placing Authorities. The postholder, as a key member of the team around the foster child, work closely with NEWFOCAS carers and their supervising social workers to provide general support and advise on trauma management and to help them gain insight, understanding and practical management skills for the challenging behaviours displayed in placement. The postholder will also have responsibility to supervise, train and support a team of sessional carers who will provide key day to day delivery of part of the Therapeutic Action Plan (TAP)
| Chrysalis Care
Chrysalis Care, Independent Fostering Provider is looking for a qualified and experienced Social Worker. The successful candidate will be based at the Company’s Head Office in Bexleyheath, Kent. The main aspect of the work will involve supporting and supervising existing foster carers.
| Coram Voice
This is an exciting opportunity to join Coram Voice as a self employed Associate Advocate in London. This is a pivotal role as the organisation develops and expands its children’s rights services across London and South East. You will need to be innovative and constantly strive to find new ways to transform the lives of young people. You will be joining a highly committed and well supported team who are working together to champion the rights of children and young people.
| The Fostering Team
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Supervising Social Worker. Working with a strong team, you will help to make a difference to the lives of the young people in our care and share a passion, vision and goals to achieve the highest outcomes possible for the children and young people placed within our fostering service. As a Supervising Social Worker, the postholder will work alongside local authority social workers to identify and support foster carers to provide responsive care to children and young people referred.
| One Adoption South Yorkshire
One Adoption South Yorkshire is seeking to appoint a new Adoption Panel Chair on a 3 year contract. The postholder will be one of two Panel Chairs covering 4 Panel meetings per month across South Yorkshire. We have recently re-configured the previous four local panels into the OASY West Panel and the OASY East. The current vacancy is for the East Panel which will be mostly Doncaster and Rotherham but could include the occasional Panel in Sheffield or Barnsley.
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