Adoption Social Worker

Job introduction

Job Title: Adoption Social Worker

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.   Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The Role: 

• We are currently recruiting two experienced Social Workers to join us in our Adoption Service, for a 12-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave, starting 1 September 2025
• As an Adoption Social Worker, your role will be responsible for overseeing and progressing adoption care plans, undertaking all statutory responsibilities in visits and supervising adoption placements and working closely with Adoption in Merseyside (AiM)
• You will hold professional responsibility for a full and diverse caseload as an Adoption Social Worker, working within set timescales for Adoption Panels whilst ensuring the highest quality assessments
• For the role of an Adoption Social Worker, you will need to be able to demonstrate that you can work proactively with the allocated children’s social workers and partner agencies in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for our Liverpool children
• We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated practitioners, who consider themselves organised and resilient, who can effectively balance the demands of completing a number of different demands simultaneously. The Adoption Social Worker team has a strong and supportive management structure

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and up to date registration with Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker.

This role is fixed term for the purpose of Maternity cover and will end on 1st September 2026.

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (Role dependent) - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight Wednesday 11th June 2025
Shortlisting date: Thursday 12th June 2025
Interview date: Thursday 19th June 2025

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Harriet Cadman, Children’s Services Recruitment and Retention Improvement Lead harriet.cadman@liverpool.gov.uk  or Gaynor Brown, Adoption Team Manager gaynor.brown@liverpool.gov.uk  

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.