Senior Social Worker - Adoption & Fostering Family Finding Team
- Employer
- Birmingham Children's Trust
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Salary
- £34,106 - £41,846 pro-rata to hours worked. (Plus a relocation package of up to £8k T&C's Apply)
- Closing date
- 17 Feb 2019
- Reference
- BCT/19/87952
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Social work; Children - Qualified
- Contract Type
- Full time permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time, Part-Time
Job Details
Working alongside the child’s network, you will identify permanent carers who can meet the needs of children over the age of two.
From driving through recruitment campaigns, through to organising effective presentation and planning, everything you do will be centred around the needs of the child.
As the lead officer, you will work alongside other Local Authorities, external adoption and fostering agencies to secure appropriate placements for children. You will facilitate chair and planning meetings including professional meetings, family finding evaluation meetings and introduction and placement meetings. You will provide statements to and attend Court; as well as compiling necessary matching and family find reports to Adoption Panels and external funding teams.
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Company
There has never been a more exciting time to join Birmingham Children’s Trust as we celebrate our GOOD Ofsted status which we are immensely proud of. Birmingham Children’s Trust is going from strength to strength.
At Birmingham Children’s Trust we aim to be one dedicated team with a single unwavering focus – to improve the outcomes for children, young people and families in Birmingham.
We recognise that to achieve this we need the best, most talented, innovative and committed people to join us.
You will be part of a diverse and vibrant community of social work and support service professionals who are outcomes focussed and operate with a strong team ethos.
Being part of that team has responsibilities too; we want everyone, no matter what their role in the Trust, to bring their best self to work every day, to engage with the day to day challenges positively and to be supportive of and trust in each other.
We care about our people and that’s what will make us an Employer of Choice for social workers, children’s services and associated support services.
- Telephone
- 0121 464 1560
- Location
-
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7DJ
United Kingdom
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