The Role

Panel Advisor

This position is exclusively open to current fostering service staff working within our nine Foster4 Local Authorities: Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Warrington, and Wirral.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Panel Advisor to join our Regional Fostering Recruitment Hub. This is a pivotal role for an experienced professional who can provide independent, expert advice to the Fostering Panel and Agency Decision Maker (ADM), ensuring the highest standards of care for children in fostering placements.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social work professional with a passion for quality assurance, service improvement, and fostering practice to make a significant impact across the region.

About you

As the Foster4 Cheshire and Merseyside Panel Adviser to the Regional Fostering Panel, you will provide expert guidance on fostering legislation, regulations, National Minimum Standards and best practice. You will play a key role in supporting high standards across the service, promoting continuous improvement and ensuring that children and foster carers receive effective, safe and compliant services.

The role requires close work with fostering managers, social workers, panel members, senior leaders and partner agencies, to help shape service development, influence practice standards and contribute to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Further Information

This is a part time (18.5 hours) position, and hybrid with a mix of office and home working. 

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. DBS clearance is required.

If you are applying for the job internally, please ensure that you apply via the Careers Page on SAP, however if you are applying for an additional job you would need to apply externally.

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. Sponsorship is not available for this role; therefore, you must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for appointment.

Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer