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Adoption Support Worker

Carmarthenshire

Posted 29/10/2024

£26,421 - £30,296 per annum

Top Reasons to Apply
  1. This is an opportunity to join a well-established regional adoption service to play a role in providing and developing support services for adoptive families in the region.
  2. The post includes working alongside social work colleagues and the service psychologist in identifying and providing therapeutic and practical support to adopted children and their families.
  3. We offer an excellent benefits package including competitive salary, automatic enrolment into the local government pension scheme.
Job Description

Vacancy ID: 681

Come And Join Our Team:

This is an opportunity to join a well-established regional adoption service to play a role in providing and developing support services for adoptive families in the region.

The post includes working alongside social work colleagues and the service psychologist in identifying and providing therapeutic and practical support to adopted children and their families. This includes providing therapeutic life journey work, relationship based play, group work around developing underdeveloped sensorimotor systems. The adoption service uses a trauma-informed approach. There will be opportunities to undertake relevant training in order to develop the necessary skills and knowledge.

The post is grant funded, however, the funding is likely to continue after 31.3.25.

This is a regional post but the base will be negotiated dependent on where you live and the need to provide services across the region.

Welsh Language Level - Verbal: Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

The Rewards:

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

  • Competitive salary
  • Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
  • Access to staff health and wellbeing support
  • Personal development and career progression
  • Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
  • Flexible working and family friendly policies

Closing Date: 10/11/2024, 23:55 

Contract: Temporary / Secondment - Full Time

Contract End Date: 30 June 2025

Hours: 37 Hours per Week

 

Carmarthenshire County Council
Company Information

Carmarthenshire County Council is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety.

The council is one of twenty-two unitary authorities that came into existence on 1 April 1996 under the provisions of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.

It took over local government functions previously provided by the three district councils of Carmarthen, Dinefwr, and Llanelli, as well as the county-level services in the area from Dyfed County Council, all of which councils were abolished at the same time.

Key Facts
  • Head Office:

    County Hall,
    Castle Hill,
    Carmarthen
    SA31 1JP

  • Nearest Train Station:

    Carmarthen Railway Station 0.6 miles/ 15mins walk

  • Nearest Bus Stop:

    Carmarthen Bus Station 0.3 miles / 3mins walk

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