About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About Coram Adoption
We are committed to making adoption happen for children where this is the plan and are very proud to be working with our adoptive families and our adopted young people in shaping the future of the service. We maintain the very best of local authority adoption practice and continue to be rated an outstanding Adoption Agency by Ofsted. Coram Adoption is a member of CVAA, the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies.
At Coram Adoption, everyone is passionate about what we do because we understand that our work is life changing for the children and families we support.
About the role
We are seeking to recruit experienced freelance Social Workers to undertake assessments of prospective adopters and Early Permanence carers. Opportunities are available for individuals who can work within London and/or across a wider geographical area of England.
Applicants must be self-motivated, organised, and able to work effectively to agreed deadlines, while demonstrating flexibility in responding to the needs of applicants and the agency. Experience in completing adoption assessments, together with a sound understanding of adoption processes, legislation, and regulatory requirements, is essential.
A comprehensive induction programme and ongoing training and development opportunities will be provided. In addition to adoption experience applicants interested in working with Coram Adoption should also have the following credentials:
- A Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England
- At least three years post-qualifying experience in children's social care settings
- Experience of completing adoption assessments and writing Prospective Adopters Reports.
- Ability and willingness to travel to applicants’ homes and to conduct assessments and meetings both face-to-face and remotely via video conferencing technology
- A good understanding of the issues affecting adopted people, and particularly those from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
For more information about this role and to apply, please follow the link in the 'apply now' section.
To apply...
Name: | HR for Coram Adoption |
Telephone: | 020 7520 0300 |
Email: | human.resources@coram.org.uk |
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