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Adoption Family Finding Social Worker

| Adopt London East

Adopt London East is looking for an experienced social worker to join the family finding team. Adopt London East is a Regional Adoption Agency made up of 4 Local Authorities; the host authority Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Tower Hamlets.   Adopt London East provide the following functions, recruitment, assessment and support of prospective and Adoptive parents, family finding for all children with a plan of adoption and adoption support provided to adoptive families, birth relatives and children and young people.  For this role, the postholder will need excellent communication skills and a comprehensive knowledge of attachment theory and the impact of developmental trauma on children. The postholder must have experience of working within a children's social work team and developed an understanding of the importance of considering a child’s individual holistic needs to support in care planning decisions.

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Social Worker

| Havering Borough Council

Adopt London East is looking for an experienced social worker to join the Recruitment & Assessment Team. Adopt London East is a Regional Adoption Agency made up of 4 Local Authorities; the host authority Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Tower Hamlets.  Adopt London East provide the following functions, recruitment, assessment and support of prospective and Adoptive parents, family finding for all children with a plan of adoption and adoption support provided to adoptive families, birth relatives and children and young people.  For this role, the postholder will need excellent communication skills and a well-rounded knowledge of key influential factors associated to adoption including attachment theory, developmental trauma and loss/grief. As a recruitment & Assessment social worker, it is essential that the postholder is able to work in partnership with all those involved in the adoption and care planning process for children and families.

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Family Finding Social Worker/Senior Practitioner

| Coram Ambitious for Adoption

We are seeking a dynamic Family Finding Social Worker or Senior Practitioner wishing to play an active role in the delivery and development of a high-quality family finding service for the London Borough of Hillingdon, for children with a plan for adoption. The post holder will be one of two professionals responsible for family finding for children with a care plan of adoption within the local area. The post holder will be part of a small and very supportive team to develop practise and skills in this area. The post holder will also be able to have access resources and services within Hillingdon to support this role and be part of a bigger network of support from colleagues from across the RAA. This role will function as 6 month fixed contract with the possibility of an extension to offer continuity to the children we are family finding for.

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Adoption Service Manager

| Adoption South East

The postholder's role will cover the Adoption South East region, namely Surrey, East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. The postholder will be expected at times to travel across the region between office bases in Woking, Reigate, Horsham and Lewes, with your named office base in Woking. We are recruiting a Service Manager to join Adoption South East (ASE), managing the Recruitment and Assessment and Support to Adopters prior to Adoption Order. Working within a matrix management arrangement the postholder will be managing staff drawn from the four partner Local Authorities and you will be responsible for HR related management of all Surrey CC employed staff.