Overview
Team Manager – Adopter Recruitment , Assessment and Family Finding – NN1 1EDĀ
Our BenefitsĀ
We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.
We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:
- SWE RegistrationĀ paid yearly (social care colleagues)
- Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £2,200
- Relocation costs of up to £8,000
- Retention bonus payments for established personnel
- 28Ā days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days,Ā after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
- Employee Assistance Programme – We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Extensive Learning & Development andĀ career development opportunities
- Subsidised town centre car parking scheme
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About the roleĀ
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Adopter Recruitment assessment and Family Finding Team Manager with Northamptonshire Childrenās Trust Voluntary Adoption Agency.
As the team manager, you will be responsible for managing the agencyās adopter recruitment and assessment functions and leading on family finding for children within NCT who have a plan of adoption. Ā
You will be pivotal in maintaining collaborative working relationships with colleagues within the Childrenās Trust, Family Adoption Links Regional Adoption Alliance and partner agencies to ensure that services are developed and delivered to meet the needs of families and children within the context of the modernising adoption agenda. Key initiatives developed within the service include preparing and assessing adopters with a focus on maintaining meaningful relationships for adopted children with their birth families and other significant people and promoting Early Permanence.
You will be joining a highly motivated and skilled team of practitioners and managers who aspire to deliver outstanding services to children and families and to developing and delivering services in line with learning from research, feedback and best practice models.
In February 2025 NCT VAA had its second Ofsted inspection as a Voluntary Adoption Agency since registration, the outcome of which was that the service was rated as GOOD with Outstanding featuresĀ and noted that.
āāThe leadership and management of the agency is particularly strong and ambitious. The manager and responsible individual are very experienced in adoption. They are driven by a real passion to make a positive difference to children. Together theyĀ ensure that the culture of the agency is characterised by high expectations and aspirations for all childrenā
We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: Marie.Strydom@nctrust.co.uk and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you
In Person interviews will be held 4th November
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About youĀ
Ā We are looking for someone who is passionate about developing and delivering high quality services for children and their families. Northamptonshire Childrenās Trust have a Relational Practice Approach and the pillars that empower best practice include Trauma Informed Approach, Systemic Practice and Signs of Safety. Post qualification and training in related methodologies and tools will be beneficial. You will have a creative and flexible approach that will support the service as we move forward.
Ā You will have experience of supporting staff and stakeholders through change and have a commitment to maintaining a culture in which staff, children and families feel supported and are involved in practice development.
We are looking for someone who can develop and maintain respectful, collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders.
You will have had previous experience of working and managing within a social care setting including within adoption services and as such a working knowledge of the Adoption Regulations, NMS and the legislative framework within which Adoption services operate.
Previous experience of working within a VAA alongside a Childrenās Trust would be beneficial but is not essential.
You will be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England
When applyingĀ please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used to shortlist. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education
Ā This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check
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About usĀ
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.Ā
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.Ā
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.Ā
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careersĀ