Compass Fostering are looking to add to their Foster Care Panel. We are looking to recruit a Panel Chair to attend our virtual meetings.
The
fostering panel provides independent oversight of the recruitment,
assessment and review of foster carers and makes reasoned decisions on
their suitability to foster.
Applicants
should have experience either professionally, personally or both, of
the placement of children in adoptive or foster families, or of children
being cared for away from their birth family. It is desirable that the
applicant has previous experience of chairing formal meetings,
preferably in the social care and fostering sector.
We are looking to recruit the following people to act as Chair:
- someone from a medical or health background
- someone from a social work background
- someone from an education background
- someone with recent experience of fostering children.
- someone who has personal experience of being a looked after child.
- someone who has experience in child/adult care.
Good
listening and communication skills are essential along with the ability
to make an assessment based on the written and oral information
presented to the panel in order to discuss and make decisions in a
balanced and informed manner. The successful candidate will need to
deputise for the Panel Chair at panel meetings when the Chair is not
available and liaise with the Panel Chair / Panel Advisor regarding
panel business at regular reviews.
We
are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and
undertake appropriate checks.