Jobs

Find out about the latest opportunities to join the team.

Current vacancies

• Adoption UK Director - Northern Ireland
• Director of Public Affairs and Communications
• Adopter Voice Coordinator

Volunteering roles

We are always keen to hear from anyone who thinks they might be interested in volunteering for us. We are currently recruiting for:

• Volunteer - Adopter Voice Champions
• Support Group Coordinator vacancy – Uckfield, East Sussex
• Volunteer Vacancy - Waltham Forest and Barking & Dagenham

We are always looking for:

• Media volunteers - share your story and raise awareness of the joys and challenges of adoption
• Group Coordinators - we'd love to hear from anyone who might be interested in setting up or running a support group, right across the UK.

• The Black Country host two support groups for members and as part of our partnership work with them; we are currently recruiting for a Group Coordinator to co-host and lead the Walsall group. Please contact anita@adoptionuk.org.uk if you think you may have the skills to lead a group and offer essential support to other adopters.

Find out more about these volunteering roles and how to apply for them.

Applying for a role

To apply for one of our roles, please download and complete the relevant application form.

Either return your application electronically by emailing it to hr@adoptionuk.org.uk, or post it to:

Equal opportunities

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to avoiding unlawful discrimination in employment and against its members, users and other contacts.

We would be grateful if you would also complete and return the equal opportunities 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.

If you are selected for interview you will be asked if you require any special arrangements to be made on account of any disability.

References and criminal records disclosure

All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references and a satisfactory DBS check.

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 HR 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

Employment application form

Volunteer role application form

Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form

For any further queries, please contact HR on 01295 752240 or at hr@adoptionuk.org.uk