At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children in care, ensuring their voices are heard and securing permanent placements.
- Company: BCP Council, dedicated to safeguarding and community welfare.
- Benefits: Starting salary of £48,226, clear career progression, and supportive work environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional development and supervision.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while growing your social work career.
- Qualifications: Experience with children in care and knowledge of adoption processes required.
The predicted salary is between 48226 - 48226 £ per year.
Social Worker Level 3
Starting salary for this role is £48,226 (pro rata for part-time colleagues).
This role sits within a well defined pay band, offering clear progression as you grow your career at BCP.
All new starters begin at the entry point of the band, ensuring fairness and consistency across the organisation.
- Service/Team: Aspire Adoption
- Reports to: Jo Hubbard, Family Finding team manager
Responsibilities
- Visiting allocated children within statutory timescales, whilst understanding the impact on early trauma and attachment.
- Ensure the child’s voice is central to planning, matching and placement.
- Seek to secure permanence by way of adoption for children who have a Placement Order, following the family finding flow chart.
- Work across two authorities and build effective and positive working relationships with social workers, IROs, foster carers and parents.
- Direct work to prepare children for permanence.
- Preparation of Court paperwork including Court statements.
- Work with the case management systems ensuring they are up to date and child focused.
Qualifications
- Has experience working alongside children in care, attending reviews, updating care plans etc.
- Ideally would have adoption experience.
- Can present complex information in writing and in person including adoption panel and Court.
- Willingness to drive distances including overnight stays where necessary.
- Will work in a professional manner alongside families and professionals.
- Will use supervision including clinical supervision to reflect on practice and own development.
- Has knowledge of child care legislation and adoption statutory guidance and child protection procedures.
- Undertake confident analysis and decision making.
- Additional Information
To discuss this opportunity further, please contact Jo Hubbard, Team Manager.
Contact email: Joanna. hubbard@aspireadoption. co. uk
Interview week commencing 27 July 2026.
Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.
Applicants will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check.
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
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