Foster Panel Member

4 weeks ago

Keynsham, United Kingdom Bath & North East Somerset Council Full time

**Hours: 0 hours per week**

**Contract Type: Casual**

**Service Area: Family Placement**

**Department: Children’s Services & Education**

Bath and North East Somerset Foster Care are looking to appoint Independent Fostering Panel Members to its Fostering Panel and its Fostering Families Panel. Both panels currently consider cases in relation to the approval of fostering and fostering families applicants and the review of the approval of existing carers.

You will participate on the recommendation on each case drawing on both personal and professional knowledge and experience. To participate with other members in considering policy and procedural matters, to address diversity issues and promote anti-discriminatory practice and to sit on Panel to make recommendations about the suitability to foster of applicants and existing carers.

We are looking for someone who will always be thinking of the child, ensuring they are at the forefront of all decisions. Members of the panel must be able to work as a team member to achieve best outcomes for the children. Experience of working in the fostering sector and/or children/young people would be an advantage but not necessary, as would knowledge of and empathy for the role of Children’s Social Care.

The panel is held 1-3 times per month. Currently the panels are usually held on the first Thursday of each month, with additional panels held on other Thursdays if required. The panel convenes at 08:30 and the work is generally concluded by 17:00. Panels are held on Microsoft Teams. Twice per year we provide full day panel training, in person, in Keynsham.

Your main place of work will be the award-winning, modern Civic Centre in Keynsham, halfway between Bath and Bristol, easily accessible via car or public transport, with a train station 5 minutes’ walk away.

**Why B&NES Council?**

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:

- A competitive salary package
- A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
- The Local Government Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme - whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
- Professional and personal development
- Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts

**Interested to find out more?**

**To apply**

Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose - to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be **Bold, Empowered, Supportive **and** Transparent**.

**As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.**

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

As this post involves working within one of these groups, we will require a Disclosure & Barring Service check and/or subscription to the DBS online service. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

This is a Public Services Network (PSN) role and requires all successful applicants to undergo a Basic Disclosure check and a 3 year’s verification of employment history. Please note that any start date will be dependent on the receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure and verification of employment history.

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