Family Practitioners

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the new Regional Adoption Agency, Adopt South West in the role of Family Practitioner on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will be based in Devon joining a team of Family Practitioners within the Assessment and Post Adoption Support area of service. Your key role will be to support children and adopters, concentrating on attachment based working models. Family Practitioners will contribute towards assessments; support the identification of an appropriate plan to meet the assessed needs and outcomes. This will require a level of autonomy and a basic understanding of the adoption and legal process. Family Practitioners have a crucial role in establishing and maintaining high quality relationships with service users across the region. You will be expected to establish and maintain a network of contacts across the region and within Local Authorities. You will be expected to attend and participate in meetings as appropriate including statutory reviews. You will need to be an excellent communicator, assertive and confident. Family Practitioners will be required to keep up to date and accurate electronic records of their case work with individual families and liaise with the Advanced Practitioner and other staff and agencies as required. Family Practitioners will attend training/preparation events, information evenings and clinics where adopters and children are provided with additional support, advice and information. They will also provide support to birth families and assist in the management and support of direct and indirect contact. You will receive monthly supervision, appropriate training and excellent peer and team support to enable you to fulfil your role. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English. The role will include travelling distances within the South West Region to attend meetings and home visits.,

• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working -The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
• For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
• This role requires a DBS disclosure.
  
  Working for Devon County Council has all the benefits that you can expect from a large employer.
• In return for the vital contribution that you make, we offer:
• 26 days annual leave per year (rising with length of service) plus Bank Holidays effective from 1 April 2023
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme - more information can be found on the Peninsula Pensions website
• Access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme - available 24/7 to support you with personal and work life
• Flexible working opportunities, including home-working (subject to the needs of the role)
• Discounts from local and high street retailers through the Devon Discounts scheme