An exciting and rare opportunity has become available for a full time social worker within the Adoption and Permanence team within Derbyshire. The successful applicant would be joining an established and experienced team led by a manager with extensive adoption experience and an innovative head of service.

Derbyshire County Council’s adoption services are now part of Adoption East Midlands, a partnership of local authority and voluntary adoption agencies operating across the east midlands to improve the prospects for children needing to be adopted. By working closely together, Adoption East midlands partners can more effectively find the best matches for children across the region.

Derbyshire is looking for a motivated individual who has relevant children and family social work experience. Applicants will need to be qualified social workers with a minimum 1 year post qualification experience. Ideally we would like to appoint a social worker with experience in adop...