DBS0634 Adoption Support Worker

The post of Adoption Support Worker (Maintaining Relationships) is new to the Agency and represents investment services to deliver modern adoption. The primary role is to deliver direct advice, help and support to those affected by adoption, particularly in relation to maintaining relationships with birth family members. As a result, the post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Family Support Worker who wants to develop an area of specialism and be enabled to innovate.

Applicants will need to be highly ambitious to make a difference to the lives of children and motivated to deliver the best possible adoption services.

They must as a minimum have a Level 3 qualification in Child Care, Health or Community/Youth work, education or equivalent and relevant experience of working successfully with children, young people and their families to achieve specific outcomes.

Adopt North East is a Regional Adoption Agency hosted by North Tyneside Council. It is a partnership between five Local Authorities: Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, Northumberland County Council, North Tyneside Council and South Tyneside Council.

Since December 2018, Adopt North East has provided adoption services on behalf of the partnership. Adopt North East has responsibility for recruiting, assessing and supporting prospective adopters, for non-agency adoption work including partner adoptions and intercountry adoptions.

Adopt North East has primary responsibility for family finding for all children with adoption plans but the five partner Local Authorities retain overall responsibility for children in their care. Adopt North East provides support to all parties affected by adoption, including adopters, adoptive families, adopted adults and birth relatives.

Based in modern offices just to the east of the city of Newcastle, Adopt North East is a great place to work. Adopt North East provides a unique professional opportunity for its 50 or so staff to contribute to outcomes for children across five local authorities, from Haltwhistle to Hebburn, Bensham to Berwick.

Staff working for Adopt North East are employed by North Tyneside Council and enjoy the benefits of being part of the Authority's Children's Services, graded Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2020. This includes a commitment to high quality supervision and management oversight, excellent training opportunities, support for career progression, a modern case management system and agile working solutions.

Adopt North East values applications from candidates ambitious to make a difference to the lives of children and motivated to deliver the best possible adoption services.