Jobs & volunteering
Assessment Team Manager (Part time)
£38,750 - £43,750 (pro-rata) negotiable
Barnet, North London
An exciting and rewarding opportunity to join a unique and developing adoption agency!
Intercountry Adoption Centre (IAC) is a registered adoption agency that works solely in the field of intercountry adoption. It is also accredited by the Indian adoption central authority as an Enlisted Foreign Adoption Agency.
We are seeking to appoint an Assessment Team Manager to oversee our growing assessment service working with prospective and established adopters, professionals, government departments and other agencies.
You must be an experienced adoption social work professional who is enthusiastic and self motivated, committed to facilitating a professional intercountry adoption service, which places safeguarding children at its heart, and be willing and able to work collaboratively within a small and dedicated specialist team.
To apply please see application pack documents below:
Information Pack
Application Form
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
If you require further information please telephone Gill Haworth, Chief Executive Officer, from the 3rd January 2012 onward, for an informal chat on 0208 449 2562
Closing Date: Friday 20th January 2012 (5pm)
Meeting the IAC team: Thursday 2nd February 2012
Final Interviews: Thursday 9th February 2012
Acting as an adopter link:
An experienced adopter who is willing to be contacted by email or phone to share their experiences with prospective and established intercountry adopters.
Sophia adopted two children from Pakistan and now acts as an adopter link at IAC sharing her experiences with prospective adopters interested in adopting from that country.
As a speaker on preparation courses
Joan and Roy are proud grandparents to two children adopted from Russia. Whilst their family were waiting for a placement Joan and Roy attended the IAC Information Day for Family and Friends. Three years later they are now guest speakers at the same Information Day, sharing their experiences of what it feels like to be part of an intercountry family.
Shenaz is an adoptee from India. Since 2002 she has been a regular guest speaker on the 3 day preparation course, sharing her story with prospective adopters.
Other volunteers act as contributors to IAC literature, assisting staff with writing and developing the range of publications
IAC also occasionally has vacancies for experienced intercountry adoptive parents to act as co-trainers on the Information Day. These are paid sessional posts and advertised in the Jobs section.
Volunteers with no connection to adoption also contribute to the work of IAC through support to the adminstrative and accounts staff, undertaking such tasks as bookeeping and general administration work. We are interested in offers of help from any age group, retired to sixth formers, who can offer a minimum of half a day per week. IAC is a small friendly organisation and your contribution would make a difference.
If you are interested in volunteering in any way for IAC please contact us.