Adoption Support Social Worker

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Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024.

We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter, demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.

Come join us and be part of our success.

Post grade will be determined by your level of qualification.

Knowsley Council host the Regional Adoption Agency, Adoption in Merseyside, which comprises of Knowsley, Wirral, Sefton and Liverpool Adoption agencies.

We’re looking for a qualified social worker with experience of adoption, particularly adoption support, who can deliver support for adoptive families with complex needs.

You will be supporting families from across the Merseyside region and will receive a car allowance. The role involves hybrid working with the opportunity to work from different bases across the region if required.

If you have the skills and experience in assessing adoptive families’ support needs, supporting adoptive families and using the ASGSF to make applications for therapeutic support, we’d be interested in hearing from you.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact:

Jo James-Evans

Jo.James‑Evans@adoptioninmerseyside.co.uk

07584 370965

Andy Bibby

Andy.Bibby@adoptioninmerseyside.co.uk

073844 55408

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.