ATV Anchor Therapeutic Social Worker

About us ATV Anchor team is a multi-disciplinary therapeutic team offering holistic, evidence based, psychological support for adoptive families across the ATV region. A new team, Anchor was successful in securing government funding to set up a centre of excellence, a service embedded within Adopt Thames Valley, aiming to offer highly specialised, accessible, integrated support to our families. Adopt Thames Valley Regional Adoption Agency launched in December 2017 and is the shared Adoption Service for Bracknell Forest, Oxfordshire, Reading Borough Council (Brighter Futures for Children), The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (Achieving for Children), Swindon Borough Council, West Berkshire Borough Council and Wokingham Borough Council. ATV Anchor team is a multi-disciplinary therapeutic team offering holistic, evidence based, psychological support for adoptive families across the ATV region. A new team, Anchor was successful in securing government funding to set up a centre of excellence, a service embedded within Adopt Thames Valley, aiming to offer highly specialised, accessible, integrated support to our families. About the role One year in, we are looking for a new therapeutic social worker to join our dynamic team, alongside Clinical Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Educational psychology colleagues. We believe in the importance of offering high quality, multi-disciplinary therapeutic support to some of our most vulnerable families, families whose needs are often not understood within the context of other agencies. We have built a team, rooted in an understanding of developmental trauma, with a strong relational ethos and a commitment to improving the knowledge and skills of all those working with adoptive families across the region. At the core of the work we offer is the application of a range of therapeutic interventions delivered within an attachment lens including, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Video Interaction Guidance, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Non-Violent Resistance. We want individuals who are dedicated to understanding the needs of adoptive families, committed to building a team to meet these needs, able to engage and work alongside partner organisations and those with lived experience. Contract Type Fixed term until 31/3/2027 with the aim of becoming a permanent position. About you Do you have you a background in social work, and the delivery of attachment informed therapeutic interventions e.g. Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. This role calls for an individual with big ideas, strong communication skills, and one who values partnership working. It offers the opportunity to play a strategic role in the life of a new service, developing your own knowledge and skills alongside this. This post provides the opportunity to be part of a creative, supportive and innovative team which is committed to providing holistic, preventative, multi-disciplinary support to adoptive and special guardianship families and to supporting the systems around them. You will have access to a strong support and supervision network and opportunities for training and development. If you are interested in the creativity this post requires and the chance to work with young people and families who have experienced developmental trauma, then please get in touch to discuss further. Our ambition is to build on the success of this team to secure longer term funding.

Location: Woodley, Reading, GB

Posted Date: 8/3/2025