Adoption Social Worker

Barnardo's Adoption Midlands and South West has an exciting vacancy for a Social Worker to join its Service covering work predominantly in the Midlands, East & West. You will be joining an experienced and stable staff group who embrace working in a creative, open and transparent manner with adopters, to provide children with permanence in a family who understand the lifelong nature of adoption and the impact of issues such as developmental trauma, attachment and neuroscience. As a Social Worker you have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of Children, Young People and Families by: Recruiting, assessing and approving a diverse range of adoptive families to meet the needs of waiting children Matching the needs of children nationwide with the skills of appropriate adopters Ensuring all adopters have access to excellent training, guidance and support when they require it, including managing ongoing contact with birth family Working directly with adoptive families promoting a ...