Social Worker, Family Advocacy & Support Services

Social Worker / Senior Social Worker

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We are looking for a Social Worker or Senior Social Worker to join our team, based from either Milton Keynes or London.

Position
:
Social Worker or Senior Social Worker

Location
:
Based in either our Milton Keynes or our London team, with hybrid working arrangements in place for both home and office working, and travel covering Milton Keynes, North London and surrounding areas.

Contract
:
Permanent full time 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Salary Ranges
:
Social Worker – £34,053 – £41,620 per annum.
Senior Social Worker – £39,292 – £48,022 per annum.
If based from our London office, a location allowance of £3,299 per annum will be payable.

• Undertaking home study assessments (PARs) and presenting these to the adoption panel.
• Supporting families throughout the matching process and once children are placed, up until the Adoption Order.
• Participating in recruitment activities and training for prospective adopters.

• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience in childcare social work (Social Worker) or 3 years (Senior Social Worker).
• Understanding of child development and the impact on behaviour of interrupted development.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, equity and inclusion within service delivery.
• Experience in any of the following roles is an asset:
  Adoption Social Worker, Adoption Senior Social Worker, Adoption Support Social Worker, Independent Social Worker, Fostering Social Worker, Independent Reviewing Officer, Supervising Social Worker, Children’s Social Worker, Child Protection or Safeguarding Hub Social Worker, Looked‑After Children’s Social Worker, etc.

If this sounds like you, please visit our website to apply today and join a dedicated team that is part of something truly meaningful. We look forward to hearing from you!

Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.

Closing date
: 9am, Tuesday 06 January 2026
Interviews will be held on
:
Tuesday 13 January 2026.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ana Billenness, Adoption Team Manager 07717 833460 or Louise Hartley, Adoption Team Manager 07587 552399.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do  have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All candidates are subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre‑appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).