Letterbox Officer

Contract
Southwark
Part time (21 hours per week)
3 months+
£19 per hour umbrella

To act as a Letterbox Lead and work as a Letterbox Officer in the South London Regional Adoption Agency (RAA.) (The adoption services for the 10 South London Boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark Sutton, Wandsworth and Achieving for Children, the
Voluntary Adoption Agency delivering adoption services on behalf of Richmond and Kingston and Greenwich).

Main Duties:

To support the letterbox service for ALS.

To organise and arrange indirect contact as agreed in Adoption Support Plans.

To create and maintain an up to date database of letterbox contact to ensure that letters are received and sent at appropriate times per the Adoption Support Plan.

To keep appropriate records and tracking.

About you:

Knowledge regarding the types of contact in post adoption and appropriate letterbox content and expectations.

Understanding about safeguarding practices in relation to post adoption contact.

Awareness of, and sensitivity to, the needs of vulnerable children and their families

Understanding of the role and responsibilities of the Children's services function

Experience of drafting correspondence and writing reports for a range of different audiences

How to apply

Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly;