Member Job Opportunity: Barnardo's - Family Placement Social Worker - Adoption - North Scotland29/11/2022
Location: Hybrid working, Barnardo's hub/office or home address Salary: £28,631.00 - £38,163.00 (Full Time Equivalent) £18,571.46 - £24,754.38 (Pro Rata) plus £312 Office at Home Allowance Contract type: Permanent Hours: 24 Closing Date: 12 December 2022 Interview Date: 20th December 2022 Barnardo's Scotland Adoption Service (BSAS) has, for over 40yrs, provided a comprehensive range of services to those affected by adoption and recognises the lifelong implications of this. The Adoption Support Service offers a wide variety of support to all affected by adoption and permanent care., delivering to 13 local authorities across Scotland.
The Adoption Placement Service has been successful in recruiting adoptive parents and has been able to place many children in stable and loving families; the service is looking to continue this work and appoint a qualified Social Worker who will primarily provide adoption support to adoptive parents, birth parents and adoptees. Objectives of Service The primary aim of Barnardo's Scotland Adoption Service is to provide the highest quality of adoption placement and adoption support services. Our objectives include:-
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Supplementary Information This post requires a professional Social Work Qualification and Registration with Scottish Social Services Council. This post requires an understanding of the lifelong nature of adoption. A sound knowledge of Family Placement Legislation and Regulation and a working knowledge of trauma informed practice and the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences, experience of working therapeutically and the application of counselling skills. When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Barnardo's offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere' Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo's Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address. This post is to primarily cover the Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Dundee and north Fife areas and will include frequent travel to those areas. Flexibility Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's. Full details and application documents here Comments are closed.
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