Job Description

Foster Panel Member

Falkirk

130 + Travel Expenses Per Meeting

Care Visions Fostering (Scotland) are recruiting experienced individuals to become Independent Panel members with us for our fostering panel which is based in Falkirk and sits on a Monday.

Pay: 130 + Travel Expenses Per Meeting

About us

The fostering panel provides independent oversight of the recruitment, assessment and review of foster carers and makes reasoned decisions on their suitability to foster.

Experience Required:

Professional or personal experience on the placement of the placement of children in adoptive or foster families, or of children being cared for away from their birth family. Experience can include work in; education, health, social care, as a foster carer, or having personal experience of being looked after personally as a child or young person.
Personal Attributes:

Good listening and communication skills are essential. The ability to make an assessment based on the written and oral information presented. Ability to discuss and make decisions in a balanced and informed manner. Diversity and representation:
It is very important to us that our Panel members are from different backgrounds to help us ensure we are making the right decisions for the children and young people in our care.

We very much welcome applicants from backgrounds including: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ+, those with disabilities, and other often less represented groups.

We would like to encourage anyone from a Care Experienced background to consider applying for this role.

Safeguarding:

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. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a PVG check.

If you are interested in supporting us in this vital work, please apply via this page with a CV and a short statement on why you are interested in this role. Please mention your relevant experience.

Care Visions Fostering Scotland are currently recruiting Independent Panel Members.

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 of the placement of children in foster families or of children being cared for away from their birth family.

We are recruiting individuals with the following backgrounds:

- medical or health

- education

- recent experience of fostering children.

- personal experience of being a looked after child.

- experience in child/adult care.

Good listening and communication skills are essential, as is the ability to make an assessment based on the written and oral information being presented, in order that the panel can discuss and make decisions in a balanced and informed manner.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure check.

At Care Visions, we value equality and diversity and aim to ensure that panel membership is reflective of the diversity of the children and young people within our care.

Panel members are self-employed and payment is based on a set fee per session.

If interested, please hit the apply button below to send us your cv/details and we will get back to you as soon as possible to discuss next steps in the recruitment process.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 130.00 per day

Work Location: In person