One permanent full-time (35 hours pw) post
One full-time fixed term contract or secondment for existing employees post for 12 months
Adopt London West Regional Adoption Agency is a partnership between the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham and Hounslow, hosted by Ealing. The service recruit adopters and finds families for children across our partner agencies. We also offer support services to adoptive and special guardianship families.
Every child has the right to a safe and supportive family life. Adopt London West aspires to promote best practice across its adoption service and adoption and special guardianship support services.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for additional senior social workers to join Adopt London West. We have one full-time permanent position and one full-time fixed term position, in the Recruitment and Family Finding Team.
When applying please specify in your supporting statement which post you are applying for.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Joanne Auburn on auburnj@ealing.gov.uk or on 020 8825 6161 (please leave a message for a call back).
We are looking for Social Workers with experience of adoption and an understanding of the potential complex dynamics in these arrangements. You will be committed to innovative, therapeutically informed practice and be passionate about assuring the best possible outcomes for children and their families as well as driving forward early permanence for children.
Working closely and supportively with prospective adopters, you will be able to undertake prospective adopter assessments to a high standard and be committed to meeting the required timescales for the approval of prospective adopters. You will then support approved adopters to explore links with children with complex needs and support the matching and transition of children to their care, continuing support of the adopters from placement until the making of an Adoption Order.
Working closely with other professionals and childcare social workers across the Adopt London West region and other agencies is essential.
You will hold a social work qualification and be SWE registered.
Ealing council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Ealing follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Ealing's enhanced vetting process.
This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.
More than 360,000 people call Ealing home. Our seven towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell Northolt, Perivale and Southall - are diverse, vibrant and lively communities where over 170 languages are spoken. We will enable you to do the work you care deeply about, and our aim is to deliver the infrastructure that allows that to happen.
Ealing is a great place to come and develop your career. You will be supported in this by colleagues and managers who will provide you with the opportunities to grow, gain experience, confidence and become a reflective practitioner.
Ealing is a richly diverse borough and we benefit from close ties to our communities which enriches our work and continually improves our offer. We are alive to the pressures many of our families are facing and work creatively with families and partners to bring about changes which makes the work that much more energising.
We recognise that to recruit and retain the very best social workers and social care practitioners, we need to bring together all our learning and development opportunities into one place. That’s why we have launched the Ealing Social Care Academy. The academy helps our team connect, collaborate, and engage creatively with internal and external partners and service users.
Watch our film to hear about Ealing staff telling their career stories
More directly we can offer you:
Manageable caseloads
Clear career progression pathways
Opportunities to develop and experience different areas of work
Competitive remuneration packages
A hybrid approach to working that increases your work / life balance
If you want to find out about this opportunity, please contact our Recruitment lead, Caroline Horsley at: HorsleyC@ealing.gov.uk