Adopt London North is the Regional Adoption Agency for 6 North London boroughs - Haringey, Enfield, Camden, Hackney, Barnet and Islington, who are our host borough. We are responsible for family finding and transition planning for children with an adoption plan (Family Finding team); recruiting, assessing and supporting prospective adoptive parents (Recruitment and Assessment team); and providing adoption support to adoptive families, adopted adults and birth parents (Adoption Support team). To deliver these services we work in three specialist teams, plus an Adoption Panel service. We work with our other Adopt London partners to develop and share best practice and opportunities for families effected by adoption in London.
The current role is available in the Adoption Support team, with future opportunities to change teams. The Adoption Support team is busy supporting adoptive families, adopted adults and birth families, individually and in working with groups.
Islington are committed to a Motivational Interviewing model for working with staff and service users and part of your interview will be a role play that will help you show your skills in this area.
If you would like to discuss the role, please email Teresa Stratford (Service Manager) in the first instance Email: teresa.stratford@islington.gov.uk and a phone discussion can be arranged.
You will need to have good experience of working in front line children’s teams, some of which would have been working with children with a plan of adoption. You will need a commitment to support families and empathy for all the challenges they can face. You will need to be a qualified and experienced Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
Islington is one of the most vibrant areas of London, with a diverse population, a unique cultural identity and a wealth of open spaces, theatres, museums, cinemas, and galleries.
Our Children’s Social Care services have been rated by OFSTED as Outstanding and praises an “unwavering commitment to improving and enriching the lives of children and their families”
A snapshot of what we offer our social workers:
For more information and a discussion about working for London Borough of Islington, contact our Principal Social Worker Wynand McDonald, Principal Child and Family Social Worker at Wynand.mcdonald@islington.gov.uk.