Panel Advisor
2 months ago
About Wigan Council
Wigan Council has been a leader in public service, being voted Overall Council of the Year at the APSE Awards. We are committed to equality, inclusion, and promoting diversity within our communities. Our aim is to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse boroughs.
We offer continuous service commitment ensuring seamless support between organizations. Our fostering leadership team is strong and experienced, providing great peer support and challenge.
Job Description
This role involves providing advice and guidance to our weekly fostering panel to ensure compliance with regulations and National Minimum Standards. You will be responsible for undertaking final quality assurance of fostering assessments and annual reviews to guarantee they meet regulatory requirements and are of high quality.
You will facilitate communication between the service and the panel, gathering feedback to improve practice. Additionally, you will organize panel development days on a regular basis.
Your primary focus will be safeguarding and stability for children while ensuring practice is compliant with regulations. As a child-focused leader, you will prioritize improving experiences and outcomes for children and young people.
About the Role
This position requires experience working with foster carers or children who are looked after. As a passionate and motivated leader, you will appreciate the importance of supporting vulnerable children in foster families. You must have excellent management and leadership skills.
You should be able to work independently and have strong interpersonal skills to engage current and potential carers, build robust relationships with colleagues and panel members, and be a team player who can see the strengths in others and innovatively solve problems.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide advice and guidance to the fostering panel
- Undertake final quality assurance of fostering assessments and annual reviews
- Facilitate communication between the service and the panel
- Organize panel development days
- Safeguard and stabilize children while ensuring regulatory compliance
- Prioritize improving experiences and outcomes for children and young people
Salary and Benefits
The salary for this role is approximately £49,000-£53,500 per annum, with 37 hours per week worked. We also offer flexible working patterns and a blended approach to where we work, depending on the task at hand.
As an employee of Wigan Council, you will have access to exclusive rewards and benefits. We pride ourselves on equality, inclusion, and promoting diversity within our communities and strive to be a consciously inclusive employer.
About You
To be appointed to this role, you must have the right to work in the UK. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage underrepresented groups to apply. This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus a child barred list check.