Welcome to the job vacancies page. Here you will find jobs listed by organisations in the children’s social work sector, including adoption, fostering, kinship and therapeutic services.
| Action for Children
We are seeking a Fostering Medical Advisor to provide professional medical oversight of foster carers health information. The role primarily involves reviewing medical (AH2) reports provided by foster carers GP’s, summarising relevant health information, and advising the agency on medical suitability in line with fostering standards.
| London Borough of Islington
We are looking to recruit a Social Workers to our Adoption Support team. The Adoption Support team runs a busy service supporting adoptive families, adopted adults, and birth families. Work includes arranging therapeutic support under the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund, case working with families who need advice, support and advocacy, accessing and sharing adoption records with adopted adults, and helping birth families and adoptive families remain in contact. The team also provides support through groups run for a range of clients including adopted children, adopted adults and parents of adopted teenagers.
| Parents And Children Together (PACT)
We are looking for a qualified and registered social worker with substantial post-qualification experience in adoption and children’s services, including quality assurance and inspection preparation. The postholder will have excellent knowledge of adoption legislation and standards, strong analytical and organisational skills, and the ability to influence and advise at all levels. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in a newly created position which is a reflection of our dedication to ensure the highest standards of quality and continuous improvement across our adoption services.
| CoramIAC
We are looking for a senior practitioner to join our Intercountry Assessment team. The role of the Assessment Senior Practitioner is to provide Coram IAC’s Intercountry assessment and support services in accordance with adoption guidance and regulations. The postholder will help coordinate intercountry adoption assessments, quality assuring and overseeing the work of sessional social workers.
| Parents And Children Together (PACT)
Our external Adoption Panel Members play a vital role at PACT by carefully considering applications from those wishing to become adoptive parents. We are currently seeking an independent Adoption Panel Chair, to lead our online panel in making fair, informed recommendation outcomes to a high quality standard.
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