Adoption Social Worker

Diagrama Adoption is a child-focused agency and reflective practice is built into our team, where creativity and innovative thinking are welcomed.

This is a great opportunity to use your skills and knowledge to make a real difference to the lives of the children and young people we work with.

As a SWE registered social worker, you will support our service by ensuring your work is always delivered with the best interests of the children we support at the heart - in line with Diagrama’s values and ethos and in compliance with legislation, regulation, national standards, guidance and best practice.

You will join our team of social workers and:

Be passionate about recruiting and assessing adopters and early permanency carers, focusing on evidencing skills to support matching of children’s needs including; diversity, abilities, love and understanding of trauma.

Provide dedicated support to adopters though family finding, matching, panel, introductions and placement, including an out-of-hours service.

Participate in planned meetings and reviews where children are placed prior to formal adoption.

Work in partnership with local authorities and other agencies to ensure child-focus and safeguarding priorities

Participate in training, family fun picnics, support groups, recruitment events and celebration days.

Due to the nature of this role you will be expected to work some weekends and evenings as necessary, as part of your working week, as well as participate in the team roster for out of hours telephone support.

Your qualities:

You will be a resilient, experienced professional with a relentless focus on high quality experiences for families enabled by solid and dedicated social work.

You will bring passion, commitment and innovation that will support our ser
vice development to outstanding status.

You will have previous experience in adoption with an excellent track record of undertaking high quality assessments.

You will be well organised and a skilled verbal and written communicator.

Why work for Diagrama?

Diagrama is a charity which has supported vulnerable children, young people, adults and families around the world for more almost 30 years.

Our aim is simple - we want a better, more equal society, one that cares for those less fortunate and ensures no-one is excluded. Dedication, innovation and education lie at the core of all our work, with the needs of the individual at the heart of everything we do.

Every member of our team plays a vital role in our journey and is encouraged to help shape it along the way. And we’re never afraid to try something new - that’s how we learn and get closer to achieving our aims.

Your benefits:

As a home-based social worker, you will be provided with appropriate equipment, such as phone and laptop to facilitate your work.

How to apply:

To learn more about the role please contact Kate Patel, Head of Service, on 0787 4884214 or Lauren Ingram, Team Manager, on 07872015162 for a confidential chat.

Interested in applying? Email your CV to: hr@diagrama.org.uk