Job Description
Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC624445
Salary Range: £27,780 - £30,564 per annum
Work Location: Glen House, Swanwick
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 12 July 2026
The Role:
This role is with Adopt South, the partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton local authorities, with the lead authority Hampshire County Council as the employer. Adopt South provide a range services to adoptive families and young people, adopted adults and birth families.
We at Adopt South, are looking for a confident team player who will support colleagues reciprocally, and contribute towards the team’s friendly, compassionate and supportive approach to clients, staff and stakeholders.
What you’ll do:
Your responsibilities will be varied and will include processing confidential and sensitive information within agreed timescales, as well as providing support to Social Workers in the team. You will also monitor and oversee the Adoption Support Fund.
What we’re looking for:
If you are a highly organised and experienced administrative professional with excellent IT and communication skills, we can offer you a genuinely varied and responsible position, playing an important and supporting role within our regional adoption agency.
As a motivated individual and a confident team player, you must be able to work under pressure, using your own initiative when required.
Why join us?
Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.
Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We invest in you through our internal development programmes and training and offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Additional Information:
Admin Officer Candidate Pack
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Kerri Stokes, Senior Admin Officer on [email protected] or 0370 779 5896
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.