Child and Family Support Worker

You will work in Adopt South's team supporting adoptive children and their families. You will be working closely with external therapy providers to support adoptive families access to therapeutic support through the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund. You will ensure the child's voice and views are heard throughout. You will build positive rapport with adopters, families and professional, ensuring that services meet the identified need. You will work flexibly, including evening and weekends. You will play a role in the delivery of our regular webinars, training sessions and workshops, record communications, process safeguarding checks and take appropriate action to safeguard children and adults.

You have a high level of computer and literacy skills, and can present information both verbally and in writing. You have good report writing, record keeping and organisation skills. You can communicate with a wide range of people, and can work sensitively and in an inclusive and non-discriminatory manner. You can work flexibly and have experience of dealing effectively with difficult inter-personal situations. Preferably you have a Level 3 qualification.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council