Panel Co-ordinator - Dorchester, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils

Dorset Councils
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Description
Organisation

  • Dorset Council
  • Location
  • Dorchester, United Kingdom
  • Reference
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  • Occupational group
  • Business, Policy & Administration
  • Salary details

- £21,968 - £23,19
  • Job term
  • Full Time
  • Appointment type
  • Permanent
  • Contact
  • Louise Smith
  • Contact
telephone


  • Closing Date
  • 28 May :30 PM

Panel Co-ordinator:


37 hours:


Salary £21,968 - £23,194 per annum:
County Hall, Dorchester, combined with home-working


What's in it for you:


Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and dynamic team that provides excellent care and assistance to children and families in Dorset? Look no further The Children's Services Business Support Team is seeking a passionate and motivated Panel Co-Ordinator to join our Fostering and Finance Business Support team in Dorchester.


As a member of our team, you will enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement, splitting your time between County Hall and virtual support from home.

Our team maintains a strong sense of camaraderie and support, with regular team meetings and daily communication through Microsoft Teams to ensure you have everything you need to succeed.


We support a range of functions within Fostering and the wider Children's Services Directorate, and our team is committed to supporting and developing each other.

We work collaboratively, share our expertise, and celebrate diversity through our employee networks.


You will receive comprehensive training to support you in your role and we are committed to investing in the continuous improvement and development of our staff.

Working with Dorset Council also presents opportunities for career progression, with Business Support providing an excellent starting point as you collaborate with several areas across Children's Services and our wider stakeholders.

Don't miss this opportunity to join our team and make a difference in the lives of children and families in Dorset


What you can expect to be doing:

  • A fostering panel is a group of people who decide if someone is suitable to become a foster carer. They check the person's background, skills, and experience to see if they can provide a safe and caring home for a child in need. The panel includes experts in childcare like social workers, psychologists, and health professionals. The panel's decision is then checked by the fostering agency or local authority before the person becomes a foster carer.
Your role is an essential part of this process.

The post holder will be part of the Business Support Central Team, responsible for delivering high quality business support to the Fostering Panel.


Tasks undertaken will include:
- co-ordinate all aspects of the Fostering Panels meetings
- producing high quality minutes from panel meetings
- overseeing the Panel Administrator to ensure deadlines are met
- providing statistical information and reports to Managers within Children's Services
- liaising with social workers to ensure correct, quality assured documentation is received and actioned on time
- working closely with the Panel Advisor to capture Central List Availability, and scheduling rotas


About you:

Are you an organised and detail-oriented individual with exceptional typing skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, and have a "can-do" attitude that makes you an effective team member? If so, we want to hear from you

The experience, knowledge, and skills required for this post are specified in detail in the Person Specification.

Additional Information


Dorset Council:

A great place to work:
We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.


At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success


You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This post requires travel from time to time. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.


This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ
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