Jobs at Adoption UK

Adoption UK is the only national charity run by and for adopters and is a great place to work! Find out about the latest opportunities to join the team.

In this section of the website you will find the following information:

Job descriptions, person specifications and background information for the roles we have available at Adoption UK
Application forms
Supplementary documents to accompany the application process

Applicants will be short listed against the criteria in the person specification, so you should make sure that you address these in your application. Please note that we do not accept CVs, only completed application forms.

If you are interested in applying for any of the below roles, please complete and return the application form at the base of this page.

Current Vacancies

Assistant Editor (Children Who Wait)

Full-time (35 hours per week)
Pay scale: £18,474 to £22,581 per annum, plus 3% pension contribution.
Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire
This role is part of the small team that produces Children Who Wait, a leading national magazine and online family-finding service for children in care. The Assistant Editor will provide editorial and design support to the team by processing referrals of children’s profiles from adoption agencies. Key parts of the role include flat-planning, design and layout of pages of the magazine, as well as copy-editing and proof-reading work.
Requirements include: strong knowledge and experience of InDesign software, excellent editing and proof-reading skills, attention to detail, quick and accurate typing and an ability to prioritise and work flexibly. Good communication skills and a passion for our cause are essential.

Assistant Editor (Children Who Wait) - Job Description

Assistant Editor (Children Who Wait) - Person Specification

Assistant Editor (Children Who Wait) - Adoption UK Background

Closing date for applications: 12 noon Friday 1 June 2012
Interviews to be held on: Wednesday 13 June 2012

Volunteering Roles

Volunteering is a great way to get involved with Adoption UK and to help us support other adopters and prospective adopters. Find out more about volunteering for Adoption UK.

Volunteer Coordinators

We currently have vacancies for Volunteer Coordinators to run support groups in the following areas:

Medway, Kent
Seaford / Eastbourne, East Sussex
Waltham Forest and Barking & Dagenham
Bexhill, East Sussex

Voluntary Group Coordinator - Job description

If you are an adoptive parent who could offer a regular commitment of between 6 and 15 hours per month to provide information, support, encouragement and guidance to other adopters, we would love to hear from you.

To apply for a volunteering role, please download and complete the application form located at the bottom of this page.

Applying for a role at Adoption UK

To apply for a role at Adoption UK, please download and complete the relevant application form located at the base of this page. You can complete and return your application electronically by emailing it to Non Kinchin-Smith at hr@adoptionuk.org.uk , or by sending it to:

Non Kinchin-Smith
HR Department
Linden House
55 The Green
South Bar Street
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 9AB

Equal opportunity monitoring form
We would be grateful if you would also complete and return the equal opportunity monitoring form below. Although there is no requirement to do so, and while not doing so will not affect your application, the information collected in the form will be valuable to us in ensuring that we are recruiting and selecting trustees, staff and volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds. The information collected will be treated with the utmost confidentiality, in line with the requirements of Data Protection legislation. It will only be used for general statistical and monitoring purposes. The data will be kept separately from application forms and will not be taken into account in assessing information on your application form.

References and criminal records disclosure
Please note that the successful applicant will be asked to supply two satisfactory references, before an unconditional job offer is made. In addition, the successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal records disclosure. In line with this requirement, Adoption UK has a Recruitment of Ex-offenders and Criminal Records Policy, which can be downloaded below. We comply with the Criminal Records Bureau and Disclosure Scotland’s codes of practice and can supply a copy to applicants upon request.

Additional supplementary documents
You might also find it useful to download a copy of our latest Annual Report. If you would also like to receive a copy of the latest issue of our magazine Adoption Today, please contact Non Kinchin-Smith (hr@adoptionuk.org.uk) with your postal address.

We hope you find the information of interest and that it encourages you to make an application. However, if you have any questions then please contact us for further information.

Downloadable application forms and accompanying documents

Adoption UK Employment Application Form

Adoption UK Volunteering Role Application Form

Adoption UK Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form

Adoption UK Recruitment of Ex-offenders and Criminal Records Policy