Full job descriptionChildren’s Social Worker, Adoption Team, Blackburn Council
Pay rate £35 per hour
Contract role, Adoption Team

We are recruiting for experienced Children’s Social Worker in the Blackburn area.
This to work in a Adoption Team
*This post is based in our Blackburn with Darwen, Life Long Families Team and includes statutory case responsibility for children on Placement Orders with a care plan of adoption. You will be responsible for working closely with the RAA Adoption Lancashire Blackpool to track children who are on PLO or in the court arena and attend care planning meetings. From the point of Placement Order you will gain statutory responsibility for the child, completing all LAC functions including visits, PEPs, reviews, etc whilst also working with the RAA to family find and progress with a match to adoption panel. You will ensure that the child’s voice is central and that all documents including the CPR, panel paperwork and other life story documents are written in a way that will help the child to understand when they are older their identity, journey and the decisions made on their behalf.
*The role includes direct work with the child to help prepare them for adoption and deepen their understanding of why they are unable to live with their birth family or foster carers. Finally, you will support the child in moving to their adoptive family, support the child and family until an adoption order is made and present the evidence to court which robustly analyses the ongoing need for adoption for that child with that family.
*The role also allows opportunities to develop professional skills by taking on team and service wide roles such as delivering regular training, developing the information given to children, birth families and adopters and being involved in the quality control of elements such as early permanence.


Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:


*Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
*Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
*Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
*Looked After Children (LAC)
*Children’s Social Work
*Adult Social Work
*Service Manager
*Head of Service
*Team Manager
*Assistant Team Manager
*A wide range of housing roles
*Careers in SEND in local authorities


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