Location
Brighton, East Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Salary: £32,076 - £36,648 per annum pro rata
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Closing date: Friday 8 March 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 19 March 2024
How to apply: Please go to Job Details | Brighton & Hove City Council (brighton-hove.gov.uk)and read Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk)pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application.
Who to contact if you have a query: please contact Sacha Hebden (Adoption Support Lead Manager) [email protected] Pascale Davison (Service Manager) [email protected].
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a friendly and established adoption team focusing on supporting adoptive families whose children are aged from 0 - 21 years.
You will have the chance to undertake a range of work including assessing the support needs of adoptive families; commissioning therapeutic services; being part of our duty / helpline team and supporting adoptive and first families to keep in touch. You may also help out at our parent / toddler group and occasional family fun days. This is a 4 day / 30 hour post.
For an informal discussion, please contact Sacha Hebden (Adoption Support Lead Manager) [email protected] Pascale Davison (Service Manager) [email protected].
Interview date: 19th March at Portslade Hub
About the Role
You will be keen to learn and be an organised, empathetic person who enjoys working independently as well as part of a team. You will be able to work within a policy framework in relation to confidential information and data protection. You will have good administrative / data entry and report writing skills as well as having the personal skills to engage with children and families coping with stress and challenge.
An understanding of the parenting needs of previously in care children and young people who have had early adverse experiences and attachment disruptions and are living outside of their birth families would be a real asset
You will be employed by Brighton and Hove City Council and largely working locally, but working for Adoption South East, the Regional Adoption Agency for Surrey, East and West Sussex as well as Brighton and Hove. This means there are always exciting opportunities for collaborative working and development across the region.
This post would suit hybrid working as some duties can be carried out working from home.
We offer group supervision, reflective practice groups and peer mentoring to help new workers develop into their role.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk)pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Part office / part home – hybrid - We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.
Working arrangements are subject to Government guidance at the time. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company Information
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusiveactions, our anti-racism strategyand the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
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£32.08k - £36.65k per annum
