As a Regional Family Finding Practitioner within the Central Regional Permanency Hub, you will work effectively with children and families to secure improved outcomes.
Working together with the Together4Children Permanency Coordinators, you will support the coordinators to work in collaboration with Children’s Social Workers to achieve timely, well‑planned adoptive placements for Looked After Children and will undertake a range of functions relating to Permanency Support.
This is a part‑time post of 30 hours a week.
Main Responsibilities
- Actively support Regional Permanency Coordinators in delivering effective Family Finding across the Together4Children regional footprint, working collaboratively with Children’s Social Care Teams across partner authorities.
- Deliver Family Finding activity using a whole family, permanency‑focused approach, contributing to a comprehensive range of Permanency Services and holding a caseload of complex children and families where required.
- Undertake purposeful direct work with Looked After Children and Young People.
- As part of the Central Regional Permanency Hub, act as a key worker for allocated Family Finding cases, working alongside Senior Social Workers and Social Workers to support effective permanency planning.
- Deliver evidence‑based group work programmes in relation to Family Finding, as directed by the Principal Manager and Regional Permanency Coordinators.
- Manage cases effectively from referral to outcome, ensuring timely, high‑quality casework, accurate recording and compliance with Together4Children Regional Permanency policies, procedures and guidance.
The Ideal Candidate
- be a confident and child‑focused practitioner with experience of working with Looked After and previously Looked After Children
- have a strong commitment to achieving positive permanency outcomes
- ideally be skilled in Family Finding and direct work with children and families
- be able to manage complex cases and work effectively across agencies
- bring a trauma‑informed, whole family approach, strong communication skills and a commitment to high‑quality practice, recording and timely outcomes
Interviews will be held during the week starting 18 May 2026.
Please contact Lana Morris, Regional Principal Manager at: lana.morris1@staffordshire.gov.uk
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.
As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
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