St Helens Children & Young People Services has recently increased the number of fostering panels from monthly to fortnightly. We are therefore seeking to recruit a second independent Fostering Panel Chair, to work alongside our existing Fostering Panel Chair. We are looking to appoint an Fostering Panel Chair to act as an alternate panel chair and to be involved in the recruitment and development of Fostering Central List members. In order to undertake this role you will need to;
· Have knowledge of fostering practice and processes, and an understanding of the purpose and function of a Fostering Panel
· The necessary skills required to Chair a complex multi-agency meeting
· The ability to review individual panel members performance
· Experience, professionally or personally, of the placement of children with foster families
There will be approximately 24 panels per year (shared with the existing chair) – payment will be £500 per panel meeting including reading time.
Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 NOLAN principles of conduct in public life. These include selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
We welcome applications from the BAME community
For further discussion about this post, please contact Katharine Radclyffe Service Lead Adoption and Fostering , on 01744 671803.
The post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
