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| Salary £33,945-£38,223 Per annum | Fixed Term,  Full Time, until  31/07/2026,  37 hours per week | 

Pay Award Pending 

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship 

On 01 April 2020, Blackpool Council and Lancashire County Council formed a Regional Adoption Agency (RAA): Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool. Lancashire County Council are the host authority for the RAA, which provides a comprehensive service to families across the region. The RAA delivers the following services on behalf of the partner Local Authorities: Recruitment & Assessment of adopters; Adoption Support & Family Finding.

We are excited to be expanding our Adoption Support Team with the addition of two qualified social worker positions on a 2 year fixed term basis.

If you would like to be part of a progressive and nurturing service, please apply below.

For an informal discussion, please contact Catrina Dickens, Team Manager, on catrina.dickens@adoptionlancashireblackpool.org.uk
 

  We are excited to be expanding the support available to our adoptive children and their families having created two additional fixed term social worker positions within our Adoption Support Team.  The successful applicants will be providing support to our adoptive families to explore different parenting approaches and increase their skills and confidence in parenting their children using a therapeutic parenting approach.  They will support parents to explore their children's behavioural and emotional needs through an understanding of attachment theory, child development and the impact of trauma.     The successful applicants will work within the Adoption Support Team in providing both one to one and group based support to adoptive families as part of the delivery of an holistic plan of adoption support.  These posts are currently for a two-year fixed term period.  Relevant training to undertake this work will be provided to the successful applicants.     Careers in Children's Services

Lancashire is a place we’re very proud of and we’re proud of the role the county council plays in it too. As the fourth largest local authority in the country and the largest in the North, we serve 1.2 million residents and deliver a wide range of innovative, successful services that really make a difference to people's lives. The work we do can both challenging and rewarding at the same time. To provide the best service to our children and families, and for this work to be rewarding, front line practitioners need a positive culture and effective support around them. We are proud of the reflective, safe, healthy learning culture here in Lancashire, as well as the range of support for practitioners, particularly for staff starting out in their careers.

• New recruits to Lancashire Children's Services attend our Social Work Academy. One of the first local authorities to set up a Social Work Academy, our programme is well developed and a fantastic support for your first year in practice. This consists of a 1 week induction programme for all staff, with a second week's induction programme for ASYE's. This is followed by regular recall days and training throughout the first year for ASYE's to support increased knowledge and confidence in practice.
• The Academy is run by our team of Advanced Practitioners who provide a range of support, training and development across our service to help practice to be at the highest standards.
• Staff have access to the latest research to help embed high quality practice.
• As a large local authority we are able to offer a wide range of excellent training and development opportunities as well as many avenues for career progression.
• All staff have the equipment they need to work flexibly at home.
• Our managers are focused on the wellbeing and positive cultures in their teams.
• There are a range of practitioner forums and initiatives to get involved in.

If you're already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab. 

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. 

You must be registered (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with the Social Care Council. For Social Worker/Care Manager positions where non social worker qualifications are accepted, registration is not required, and you will be appointed as a Care Manager.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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