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Social Worker or Senior Social Worker
Social Worker We are looking for a Social Worker or Senior Social Worker to become a vital part of our collaborative and innovative team in Reading. We believe that every child deserves a loving and supportive home and we are committed to providing the highest quality services to help make that a reality, and we are proud of our three successive outstanding ratings with Ofsted. Full time or part time applicants are welcomed to apply. Parents And Children Together (PACT) Full time starting salary in the range of £34,053 - £41,620 per annum for Social Worker, £39,291 - £48,022 per annum for Senior Social Worker depending on skills and experience (pro rata if part time) Based in Reading with hybrid working. Service delivery in Berkshire and surrounding areas including West London Full time 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. Part time hours will also be considered.

Re-thinking domestic abuse in child protection: A call for change

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At a recent Quality Circle meeting, chaired by Gemma Taylor KC and featuring Professor Brid Featherstone, over 160 participants came together to explore ways to improve how child protection systems address domestic abuse. In this summary, Kinship Consultant Clare Seth shares key findings, lessons, challenges and actions from the discussion.

Post Adoption Social Worker/Senior Practitioner
Post Adoption Social Worker/Senior Practitioner We are seeking a dynamic adoption support social worker or senior practitioner wishing to play an active role in the delivery and development of a high-quality adoption service as part of the Coram Ambitious for Adoption Regional Adoption Agency. The post holder will ensure that the services of advice, guidance and sign posting to other relevant services, counselling, support with staying in touch (direct or letterbox), access to adopter peer support, parenting support programmes and targeted therapeutic support through the Adoption Support Fund are delivered. Coram Ambitious for Adoption £38,435.60 – £41,474.10 per annum (Social Worker), £42,590.80 - £46,065.60 per annum (Senior Practitioner) Pay Award pending. Hybrid working from the Waltham Forest office, home-based, and occasionally from Coram Campus 35 hours per week
Educator
Educator Coram Life Education is a national charity that supports schools’ Wellbeing and PSHE education, including Relationships and Sex Education. We use dynamic teaching strategies (including drama) and resources within a framework of a fully developed whole-school approach to behaviour, safety and achievement, which also includes a comprehensive online PSHE scheme of work called SCARF, which supports schools’ wellbeing and PSHE education for primary-age children aged 3-11. Coram Life Education requires an active, outgoing and enthusiastic person to manage this work, travelling to schools throughout Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Bristol. Coram Life Education £14,625 per annum, term-time only (£1,218.75 per month gross) (FTE £28,000 pro rata) School-based in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, and Bristol 21 per week, over 3 days (8am-4pm, plus travelling to schools), term time only (39 weeks)

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: New duties in Family Group Decision Making and kinship care

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The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill strengthens child protection, mandates Family Group Decision Making (FGDM), enhances multi-agency safeguarding, and expands schools’ duties. It also supports kinship care, improves regional cooperation, and increases Ofsted oversight. Now at its second reading in the House of Lords, it continues to shape children’s social care.

Supervising Social Worker
Supervising Social Worker New Routes is a longstanding small fostering service which is ‘not for profit’ based in Coleshill, Warwickshire with good road links to Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Nuneaton, Bedworth and Tamworth. As a service we are looking to expand into new geographical areas. The opportunity has arisen to join a well-established, committed and experienced team. The postholder will be required to provide effective and high-quality social work practice and undertake tasks related to recruitment, assessment, support, supervision and training of foster carers in accordance with legislation, guidance and good practice so as to appropriately meet the needs of children and young people and support them to reach their full potential. Father Hudson's Caritas £23,415- £33,367 per annum Coleshill, Warwickshire P1850 - Supervising Social Worker 29.5

Changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

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The Government have announced this week that there will be changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund. Whilst the commitment to sustain the fund for 2025-26 announced earlier this month was welcome, it is disappointing to see that as more children are coming forward, their access is being further limited.