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Leeds, West Yorkshire (Hybrid)
£32,635 - £36,158 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

We are looking for a passionate and skilled social worker to join our specialist PAC-UK team. You will play a vital role in supporting Adult Adoptees and birth family members, helping them navigate accessing their adoption records and supporting with Intermediary services reuniting families together impacted by Adoption.

With a strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and the lifelong impact of adoption, you will provide expert advice, assessment and support across our specialist adoption services. You will be an excellent communicator, able to build trusting relationships with service users and professionals alike, and committed to delivering high-quality services that make a meaningful difference to people's lives. Working as part of a friendly and experienced team, you will contribute to PAC-UK's reputation for providing sector-leading adoption support.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
Our adult adoption support service works primarily with adopted adults and birth families. Adopted adults can access their records and receive an intermediary service and be supported through a reunion. Birth families are supported at the time of losing children to adoption, and supported with keeping in touch arrangements.

We are looking for a Social Worker who has experience of working directly with those affected by adoption. You will have experience and knowledge of adoption law and practice and able to liaise with partner agencies to deliver the service in Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire, and North Lincolnshire

Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:
• Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing Date: 8th of October 2026 at 23:59

For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working

All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.
Appointments are also subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

Application resources
Organisation
PAC-UK Part of Family Action View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 21 - 50
Posted on: 21 September 2026
Closing date: 08 October 2026 at 17:00
Job ref: 1878
Tags: Social / Support Work