Casual Sessional Panel Member

DescriptionContract Type: CasualWorking Hours: CasualWorker Type: MobileSalary: 24413 - 25185 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) 150 per PanelLocation:Home-based/Loxley House Nottingham NG2 3NGWeve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity youve been looking for Read on to find out moreWorking for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.About the RoleThis role involves joining the Central List of panel members and committing to the panel rota throughout the year. The fostering panel makes recommendations on cases presented to panel which includes mainstream foster carer approvals kinship care assessments foster carer reviews and reviews following concerns. The panel has an important function in the quality assurance of reports and ensuring a degree of independent scrutiny over cases presented and reporting back to the agency. About YouThe ideal candidate will have:Experience and Qualifications: Experience either professionally or personally or both of the placement of children in fostering or adoptive families or of children being cared for away from their birth family. A Social Work qualification will be necessary for certain Panel Members.Knowledge: An appreciation of the effect of separation and loss on children. Awareness of the richness of different kinds of families and their potential for meeting childrens needs. Some understanding of the purpose and function of the Panel and of the agency which the Panel is serving or a willingness to learn.Abilities: Good listening and communication skills. The ability to read process and analyse large amounts of complex and sometimes distressing information. The ability to make an assessment and to form a view based on the written and verbal information presented to Panel and the confidence to articulate this at Panel. The ability to use personal and/or professional knowledge and experience to contribute to discussions and decision-making in a balanced and informed manner. The ability to work co-operatively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.Attitudes: A commitment to keeping children within their own family or community where this is possible and to maintaining contact between children living in foster families and their birth families where this appears to be in the childs best interests. A commitment to fostering as a way of meeting a childs needs where this appears to be in the childs best interests. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting childrens welfare in mainstream and kinship foster care. A valuing of diversity in relation to issues of ethnicity religion gender disability and sexuality. An understanding of and a commitment to the need for confidentiality. A willingness to increase knowledge and understanding of issues through reading discussion and training. A willingness to contribute constructively to the annual review of their Panel membership & as required to that of other Panel Members and the Chair.A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.You can find the job description for this post hereAt Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.For informal enquiriesplease contact Donna Cole Panel Advisor by email at Closing Date: 13th October 2025. Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.Interviews will be held:Week commencing 27th October 2025.If you have any technical issues when completing your application please contact our Employee Service Centre: applying to this job you agree to ourTerms & Conditions. Key Skills Commercial Property Paralegal,JAVA/J2EE,Building Construction,Javase,Administrative Services Employment Type : Contract Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Yearly Salary Salary: 24413 - 25185