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SalaryLocum Adoption Social Worker
A Local Authority based in the West Midlands is seeking an experienced Social Worker with a background in Adoption to join their team
Highlights:
- The role is focused around Pre-Adoption and will require you to complete PAR's with statutory timescales
- This a very stable team with most members of the team having been in the team for a number of years
- The contract is being offered initially for 6 months, although this is expected to be extended and there is scope of going permanent if it suits
- The hiring manager is looking for someone to start ASAP and is therefore arranging interviews immediately making this an ideal opportunity for those who are in between contracts
- Caseloads are low to moderate with staff holding on average about 3 assessments at any given time
- The manager is an long standing member of the team who is very supportive to their staff and provides regular supervision and is always available should you require additional support.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Social Worker to take on a post within an Adoption team; considered to be a much more stable area of Children's service with minimal staff turnover. This is an ideal opportunity for those candidates who are looking to get stuck into their next assignment quickly as the manager is also keen to fill this vacancy and is offering interviews within 24 hours of receiving CV's.
The post focuses around completing PAR's within statutory timescales. On average members of the team carry around 3 assessments at any one time and this is capped to ensure that workloads remain manageable. The team is a stable team and members have been working for the authority for a number of years, including the Team Manager.
To be considered for this post you should have experience of working within an Adoption team and completing PAR's
To find out more about this post or to discuss alternatives feel free to contact me, Rico on . Alternatively you can email me an up to date CV to
