Adoption Panel Chair

Job Title: Adoption Panel Chair (Adopt South) Salary Range: £400 per panel – panel runs 9.30am – 1.15pm Work Location: Virtual via Zoom – panels run on Tuesday and Wednesdays Hours per week: Various Contract Type: Monthly and ad hoc if needed. 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 is dedicated to providing safe and loving homes for children with plans of adoption. We are committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and support for adoptive families. Our team is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children and families. Adopt South's Panels are made up of individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds with personal or professional experience relevant to adoption. We pride ourselves on the diversity of our panels and welcome applications from anyone with relevant experience and skills which encompass a wide range of ethnicity and cultural backgrounds. If you would like to help us transform the lives of children with a plan for adoption, we'd really like to chat to you about how could make a difference. Role Overview: Would you like to make a real difference in transforming the lives of children who have a plan for adoption? Adopt South are seeking to appoint a Panel Chair for Adopt South's Adoption Panels. As the Adopt South Panel Chair, you will lead the adoption panel in making crucial decisions regarding the approval of prospective adoptive parents and the matching of children with families. You will ensure that all decisions are made in the best interests of the children and in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements. The panels make recommendations to the Adopt South's Agency Decision Maker (ADM) who has the final decision. Adopt South is guided by our core values as outline in our