Social Worker – Birth Relatives Service – closing date 11 March 2024

Home based, covering Buckinghamshire and surrounding areas
18.5 hours/week – fixed term appointment to April 2026

Are you a skilled and dedicated social worker eager to apply your expertise and experience to a new role? Do you want to be part of a supportive and collaborative team at one of the UK’s most successful adoption charities, rated outstanding by Ofsted since 2014?

With your social work experience you will support birth relatives whose children have a plan for adoption or have been placed for adoption. Working closely with colleagues in Buckinghamshire Council who will refer the relatives to PACT, you’ll provide support through individual, support groups and drop-in sessions.

This role will include supporting birth relatives to meet with adoptive parents and to help them understand the importance for children, to keep connected to significant people from their past.

Ideally, you’ll have experience of working with birth relatives whose children have been placed for adoption and you’ll have a good understanding of the adoption process. You’ll work with relatives from a range of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences and those who may be neuro diverse and you’ll need to demonstrate understanding, respectfulness and adaptability to your social work practice.

Address Line 1
7 Southern Court
Address line 2
South Street
Town
Reading
Postcode
RG1 4QS
Working from home
Yes
Postholder needs own transport
Yes
Contract type
Part timeTemporary, Contract, or Project
Location
South East region
Salary
£31,483 - £38,479 per annum FTE (£15,741 – £19,240 pro rata per annum)
Contact
PACT HR, HR Assistant
Main contact telephone
0118 402 1684
How to apply

If you would like to learn more about the role please contact Ana Billenness, Adoption Team Manager 07717 833460 Ana.Billenness@pactcharity.org.

Visit our website – https://www.pactcharity.org/careers/current-opportunities/ for more information, how to apply and the full job description.

You can also find out more about working for PACT by checking out https://www.pactcharity.org/careers/why-work-for-pact/

Open for applications from
23 February 2024
Closing date for applications
11 March 2024
Scheduled interview date
20 March 2024
Will my application be acknowledged?
All applicants, successful or otherwise, can expect to receive a reply from us in due course