Manchester City Council are looking to recruit a dynamic Fostering Panel Advisor. The role of Panel Advisor includes providing professional, regulatory, and procedural advice to the fostering panel and the wider workforce. The panel advisor ensures that arrangements for panel are co-ordinated in advance and that the panel meetings run smoothly., We are looking for an Advisor to support our ambitions, through inspirational leadership, effective partnership working and a determined focus on placing children, families and young people at the heart of what we do., Working for Manchester isn't just a job - it's an opportunity to contribute to a city that leads change and transforms lives. Whether it's strengthening communities or driving innovation in public services, you'll play a vital role in creating opportunities and shaping a brighter future for everyone.

We would love to hear from you if you have experience of the below: Essential requirements for the role:

• Communication and Interpersonal Skills - Is able to effectively transfer key and complex information to all levels of staff, adapting the style of communication as necessary and ensuring that this information is understood. Ability to communicate equally, appropriately and effectively with the widest range of individuals and groups across all sectors and levels of society.
• Planning and Organising - Ability to organise own time effectively, creating own work schedules, prioritising, preparing in advance and setting realistic timescales for own self and others. Has the ability to visualise a sequence of actions needed to achieve a specific goal and how to estimate the resources required. Ability to maintain focus and objectivity under various conditions and skill in managing and maintaining a multi-priority workload, progressing various ideas and plans concurrently.
• Analytical Skills - Demonstrate the ability to apply analytical and logical thinking to gathering and analysing information, designing and testing solutions to problems, and formulating plans. Application of strong analytical reasoning skills and intellectual focus, taking in the wider external and internal environments.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making - Ability to react to immediate problems of a highly complex nature with associated risk factors and deliver immediate solutions sometimes under extreme pressure.
• Creative Skills - Ability to think creatively to plan and examine potential business processes and operating models and to develop arrange of creative and original solutions that meet the strategic needs of the business.
• ICT Skills - Ability to use IT systems to retrieve, record and update information and willingness to learn to use new systems.
Technical requirements
• Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England
• To be able to provide a thorough knowledge and understanding of the legal framework relating to Looked After Children including National Minimum Standards.
• Seek to gain specialist knowledge and understanding of the specific area of Fostering. Be aware of political or legislative changes in relation to and the impact that this may have on operation services.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of Fostering legislation, guidance and Manchester policies and good practice.
• Willingness and consent to apply for a DBS check