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Social Worker
We are looking for a Social Worker or Senior Social Worker to join our team, based from either Milton Keynes or London. As a Social Worker, the postholder will bring a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in childcare social work and as a Senior Social Worker, a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience. The postholder will have an understanding of child development, the impact on behaviour of interrupted development and will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity, equity and inclusion within service delivery. The postholder will undertake ‘home study’ assessments (PARs) and present these to the adoption panel and support families throughout the matching process once children are placed, up until the Adoption Order. The role will also include participating in recruitment activities and training for prospective adopters.
PACT - Parents And Children Together
Social Worker - Salary in the range of £34,053 - £41,620 per annum. Senior Social Worker - Salary in the range of £39,292 - £48,022 per annum. If based from our London office, a location allowance of £3,299 per annum will be payable.
Based in either our Milton Keynes or our London team, with hybrid working arrangements in place for both home and office working, and travel covering Milton Keynes, North London and surrounding areas.
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
