About us
Now in its third year, Buckinghamshire Council brings together the best of the previous five councils to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and ranks as one of the top rural areas to live in the UK and yet it is incredibly well connected– only an hour from London on the train. The county has a rich history and heritage and is the birthplace of the international Paralympic movement.
We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey. You will be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.
About the role
You will be part of an enthusiastic and experienced team working closely with colleagues across children’s services and in partnership with external agencies.
You will join a dynamic service working collaboratively to support families, providing Family Finding, Recruitment & Assessment of adopters and Adoption support Services.
The successful candidates will have proven assessment skills, which will include writing Child Permanence Reports and be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the needs of children in adoptive families. They will also be able to contribute to the further development of the service. There will also be opportunities to undertake other work in assessment and adoption support from time to time and support colleagues across children social care.
Essential for this post:
Applicants should hold a Social Work qualification with at least three years’ post-qualifying experience in childcare social work, including direct experience of adoption work. Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports Regulations 2005
You will be supported in this challenging role with regular supervision. You will work alongside partnership organisations such as: Health Services, CAMHS, IRO’s and carers.
Buckinghamshire Council Children's Services has adopted the Strengthening Families Framework as the practice approach for social work practitioners and managers to use when working with children and families. The Strengthening Families Framework provides a purposeful approach that is:
Collaborative
Strengths-based; and
Relationship-focused
We use this approach within our assessments, care plans, case summaries child write ups following a visit and resource requests.
About you
We would like to hear from Social Workers who:
Have a social work qualification
Have an active HCPE/SWE registration
Have completed their ASYE
Recent and at least 2 years post-ASYE experience within a Local Authority
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Clare Talbot, Assistant Team Manager at Clare.Talbot@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or Carole Atkins, Team Manager at Carole.Atkins@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
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