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Together for Adoption
1 Time Square
Warrington
WA1 2NT
Salary: Grade 12, £50,512 - £54,243 per annum.
37 hours per week
Your role:
Together for Adoption is a Regional Adoption Agency working in partnership with Wigan, Halton, Warrington, Cheshire West and Chester and St Helen’s local authorities. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a panel adviser to join our team, working in a fast paced agency to improve outcomes for children.
Your role will involve working closely with the Recruitment and Assessment managers, the panel administrator and panel chairs to ensure that the matters considered by the panel are supported by high quality paperwork and robust discussion. You will also work with the wider Central List of panel members to undertake annual appraisals, offer learning and development opportunities and ensure that appropriately experienced and qualified panel members are recruited.
About you:
You will be an excellent communicator, and a strong supportive team member, who can work collaboratively with colleagues’ strengths. You will need to be able to work in a fast paced environment and be confident in your position as professional adviser to the panel to ensure improved service developments and positively challenge when standards, service delivery or practice needs to be reviewed.
You are required to have a knowledge base of adoption legislation and guidance and will be expected to apply consistently high standards in respect of procedure and practices to ensure better outcomes for children and their families.
We require a candidate who has a professional background in children and families, adoption or fostering work, with a varied range of skills and experience in social work.
The post holder will be an experienced Social Worker, who has worked at the level of a senior social worker, manager or practice educator or is able to evidence experience in quality assurance, mentoring and support. You will be registered with Social Work England and will safeguard and protect vulnerable children and adults in accordance with Together for Adoption policies and procedures at all times.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
Together for Adoption is a Regional Adoption agency hosted by Wigan and based in Warrington. WE work across 5 local authorities, giving the opportunity to joint work with a variety of professionals and services.
The post holder will join a lively, supportive and committed management team and will be supported to further develop their skills, knowledge and experience through effective training and regular supervision. The work will be varied and will give the opportunity to be involved in panel development and training.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process
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For further information or an informal discussion please contact Cathy Sowden, Service Lead on 07917 067412
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Interview date: Wednesday 10th April 2024
This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check
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