Adoption Support Worker Bristol, England
Job description
This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.
Adoption West is recruiting for 1 Permanent Support Worker to be based at Bristol Hub.
Adoption West is a Regional Adoption Agency providing adoption services for Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Councils. Adoption West operates out of 3 hubs across the region, with offices based in Bristol, Gloucester and Trowbridge. This is an exciting time to join Adoption West, now in our third year of operation, to help progress our commitment to improve performance and develop innovative best practice.
Main Duties
The Support Worker post provides essential support to the Adoption Service activity. The tasks you will undertake includes letter box and direct contact between adoptive families and birth families, direct work with children and young people, support to birth parents with letter writing, life-story work and the development of best practice.
You will need:
- A levels / National Diploma or equivalent experience/skills.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work on own initiative against deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven negotiation skills especially when working with customers who may be upset and stressed.
- Self-sufficient in planning and organising own work, including recording, storing and retrieving required data and information.
- An awareness of Government initiatives in relation to Adoption best practice and procedures.
- To be an active team player by contributing to the development of the service, ensuring the customer is always at the centre of such developments.
- Good I.T. skills.
- Fluent in English.
Adoption West:
- is an organisation with a wealth of experience and has a learning culture, committed to enabling the post holder to grow and develop in their role.
- provides support through supervision and training.
- offers flexible working arrangements, including job shares.
- provides a Local Government Pension Scheme and access to the Child Care vouchers scheme
If you have the experience, skills, knowledge and enthusiasm we are seeking and are looking for a new challenge then we look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: 4th May 2023
Interviews will be confirmed after shortlisting
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 18 per week
Salary: £24,948.00-£26,845.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bristol, Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 04/05/2023
Reference ID: AW00057
