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• The staff involved in the service have a wide range of experience of working in the field of
child-care and family placement, including international experience.
• Staff come from diverse backgrounds, including White British and Asian heritage.
10.00 Staffing of the Adoption Service
The Adoption Service consists of the following staff:
Responsible Manager who is the overall Manager of the Adoption Service.
Recruitment Team (who also cover Fostering Recruitment) consisting of a
0.5 Team Manager
1 x Senior Practitioner (p/t)
3 x FTE Social Worker posts
1 x p/t Publicity/Assistant Communications Officer (access to)
Adoption Team consisting of
1 x Team Manager
4 x FTE Social Worker posts
1 x P/t Social Work post
1 Senior Practitioner (p/t)
Adoption Support Team
1 0.5 Team Manager
1 0.4 Senior Practitioner
3 x FTE Social Work posts
1 x p/t Social Worker post
1 x p/t (10 hrs) – Birth Records Counselling
Adoption Admin Support section
1 x Adoption Panel Administrator Access to but part of joint hub with the
3 x f/t Clerical Officers Fostering Service
2 x p/t (18.5 hrs) Clerical Officers
One Team Manager acts as Professional Adviser to the Adoption Panel when the Manager of the
Adoption Service is unable to.
11.00 Monitoring Arrangements to ensure effectiveness and quality
• Arrangements are in place to ensure that the service provided by the Adoption Service is
effective and that the quality of the service is of an appropriate standard.
• The Statement of Purpose and Annual Report are considered by the Cabinet Member for
Social Care each year and subject to Cabinet Scrutiny process.
• A summary of progress against adoption targets is contained within the quarterly report of the
Directorate and considered by Cabinet each quarter.
• Managers provide monthly performance information in respect of their team.
• Adoption Service targets are reported on within the Quality Improvement Framework for the
Directorate.
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