Job Opportunity with St Christopher's: Fostering Panel Vice-Chair - Eastern Region

Location: Fostering Eastern Region

Salary: Payment for preparation and attendance 

​Contract Type: Contractor

Closing Date: 21 October 2024

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St Christopher’s has an exciting opportunity to join its Eastern Region Fostering Panel covering foster carers in Essex, Peterborough and London. We are looking for a Panel Vice-Chair to help us provide an excellent foster care service.

Panel plays an integral role in ensuring that children and young people come first when they live with St Christopher’s foster carers. They examine assessments of prospective foster carers and ensure that high standards are maintained across the agency in line with Panel’s monitoring role.

As panel vice-chair, you will chair fostering panels in the absence of the panel chair.

Applicants must be able to contribute to all Panel functions including:

• Making recommendations on the assessment and approval of foster carer applicants
• Foster carer reviews and terminations of approval
• A thorough and robust approach to assessing written information.

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