Adoption Panel Member

This role is with Adopt South, the partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton local authorities, with the lead authority Hampshire County Council as the employer.Adopt South''s Panels are made up of a diverse range of people who have personal or professional experience relevant to adoption and we are keen to continue growing the diversity of our panels and would like to hear from those from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.Role Overview:Would you like to make a real difference in transforming the lives of children with a plan for adoption?Adopt South are seeking to appoint casual Independent Social Workers for Adopt South''s AdoptionPanels. Adopt South''s Panels are made up of a diverse range of people who have personal or professionalexperience relevant to adoption. Our panels consider whether prospective adopters are suitable toadopt and whether children should be matched with prospective adopters. The panels makerecommendations to the Adopt South''s Agency Decision Maker (ADM) who has the final decision.We have strong core values, and our panels offer independent scrutiny and quality assurance to theadoption agency and our partner local authorities, with a focus on meeting the needs of children whocannot live with their birth family.We hold panels on behalf of our partnership local authorities, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth andSouthampton. If you have worked for any of these authorities, 12 months must ..... full job details .....