Team Leader / Manager – Adoption Support Team (Adoption Counts)
Stockport Council
Team Leader / Manager Adoption Support Team (Adoption Counts)
MB3 (£25,678 - £29,082 per annum)
18.5 Hours, Part Time
Permanent
Etrop Court, Wythenshawe Manchester. Adoption Counts have a hybrid working policy in place.
Application Deadline: 11:59pm 9th August 2026
Shortlisting Date: 12th August 2026
Interview Date: 24th August 2026
Interview Type: In person and Etrop court. Interview will also include a presentation.
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Your Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our supportive and experienced management team. The post is to supervise and manage the work of a team of adoption support social workers.
The role will include overseeing assessments of adoption support needs, at different stages of the adoption journey. You will be expected to have the skills to support adopted families, and to ensure children’s views are represented and that their needs are at the centre of any assessment.
You will be required to support and guide your staff in accessing additional support through in house provision and through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) if required.
We are seeking to appoint someone who has a good understanding of the potential impact of early years trauma upon a child’s development, behaviours and attachments, therapeutic parenting, and someone who can build a positive working relationships with families and young people
About You
We are seeking to appoint an experienced adoption manager or a social worker who has experience of supporting students or mentoring colleagues. You will need to have a good understanding of the issues faced by children who have suffered trauma, the qualities needed in adoptive families to meet those needs as well as the ability to support and motivate a group of staff. You should be a good communicator and be passionate about achieving positive outcomes for children.
About Us
Adoption Counts is a Regional Adoption agency, delivering adoption services in Cheshire East, Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Trafford local authorities. The agency was one of 5 national demonstrator projects and was the second agency to go “live” in July 2017 and continues to play a lead role in national developments and have strong links with the DFE.
The journey of the child is integral to everything we do, including targeted recruitment of appropriate adopters. We offer a high level of management support while challenging ourselves to provide services that strive to be the very best.
Stockport local authority who are the host agency will employ staff, who therefore benefit from all Stockport terms and conditions.
If you are passionate about adoption, work to the highest standards and want to join a forward thinking agency, then this is an exciting opportunity not to be missed.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Alice Taylor and/or Kristen Roberts on Alice.taylor@adoptioncounts.org.uk / kristen.roberts@adoptioncounts.org.uk for an informal discussion about the role
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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