Overview
As Adoption Team Manager you will lead the Adoption Service, guiding recruitment, assessment, and family finding for children needing permanence. You will work within a regional collaboration (One Adoption North and Humber) to promote best practice, drive service development, and secure positive outcomes for children and families. You will oversee governance, performance, and multi-agency partnerships while ensuring high-quality, compliant service delivery. This is a strategic leadership role with a focus on safeguarding, continuous improvement, and effective resource management. You will shape adoption practice and influence outcomes across Hull and the regional network, making a meaningful
Pay / Benefits
- competitive salary
- LGPS pension
- 23 days annual leave + holidays and additional days
- career development and training
- supportive and forward-thinking culture
- career progression opportunities
Responsibilities
- Manage the adoption and post-order service, including duty, assessment and family support to birth families, adopted children, adopters and others affected by adoption
- Chairs multi-agency meetings and provides expert advice to colleagues and the Adoption Panel
- Make decisions on adoption and post-order support within delegations
- Recruit, appoint and supervise staff, including Adoption Panel members, and ensure training and development
- Ensure procedures are followed and regular audits of case files to ensure quality of work and robust assessments
- contribute to inspection processes and monitor team performance against minimum requirements
- Make budgetary and other decisions within the scheme of delegations
- Lead and motivate the social work team to meet statutory requirements and professional standards
- Work with regional partners to promote best practice and service development
- Ensure safeguarding procedures and Hull Safeguarding Board protocols are followed
Key requirements
- Experience leading adoption services and post-order work
- Ability to chair multi-agency meetings and advise on adoption matters
- Strong leadership to manage a social work team and drive performance
- Experience with budget decisions and delegations within a local authority
- DBS disclosure required with details declared
- Knowledge of adoption legislation and inspection processes
- Ability to work across partnerships within One Adoption North and Humber
- leadership
- team motivation
- stakeholder collaboration
- knowledge of adoption legislation and performance indicators
- experience with inspection processes and quality assurance
- case audit and record-keeping proficiency
Adoption Team Manager in Kingston upon Hull employer: Hull City Council
Hull City Council is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment that prioritises the well-being of its employees while striving for excellence in children's services. With flexible working arrangements, opportunities for professional development, and a commitment to making a real difference in the lives of children and families, joining our team means being part of a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to positive change in the community. Located in the vibrant city of Hull, employees enjoy a high quality of life with access to cultural and leisure activities, making it an ideal place to work and grow.
