Senior Social Worker, Adoption team SE Region – closing date 9 Oct 2023

At PACT we are genuinely passionate about what we do.  We strengthen families through the quality services we provide and through our energy and professionalism, we deliver excellence.

We have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.  With our outstanding rating with Ofsted, we work with a high degree of flexibility and innovation and with a range of adopters from all backgrounds.

Our adoption teams focus on assessing prospective adopters who can consider fostering to adopt and/or adopting a wide range of children including those over 4 years, sibling groups, diverse ethnicities and those with disabilities.

We are looking for an individual with social work experience to join us on a fixed term basis. You will manage all aspects of work with our valued applicants from the early stages of recruitment, Information Sharing Meetings, assessment, preparation and training, through to successful placement and post placement support up to the making of the adoption order.

Ideally, you will have previous experience of completing Prospective Adopter’s Reports, or similar such as Form F’s, and/or experience in family finding activity for children requiring permanence.

Address Line 1
7 Southern Court
Address line 2
South Street
Town
Reading
Postcode
RG1 4QS
Contract type
Part timeTemporary, Contract, or Project
Location
South East region
Salary
Salary range for Senior Social Worker: £22,090-£26,999 pro-rata per annum (FTE £36,326-£44,399). A regional allowance £2,006 pro-rata per annum is also payable (£3,299 FTE)
Contact
PACT HR
Main contact telephone
01184021684
How to apply

If you want to make a real difference and join our inspirational team, please visit http://www.pactcharity.org/careers for more information, how to apply and the full job description.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Louise Hartley, Team Manager by email to arrange louise.hartley@pactcharity.org

Open for applications from
23 August 2023
Closing date for applications
9 October 2023
Scheduled interview date
17 October 2023
Will my application be acknowledged?
All applicants, successful or otherwise, can expect to receive a reply from us in due course