Paralegal

Section: Children's Social Care

Grade: Level 7

Salary: £26,845- £29,439 per annum

Hours: 37 hours

Closing Date: 20th March 2023

This advert is open to both internal/ external applicants

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual who can contribute to the work of Stoke-on Trent's Childrens Safeguarding and Support Service within the family court arena.

You will working directly with the Court Progression Officer to ensure that individual cases, and the wider processes that are in place, help us to comply with our statutory responsibilities to children within the court arena. You will also help us to continue to improve our practice in this vital area of child protection work.

The work entails liaison between the social work and legal departments as well as direct input into the planning and management of work in the 'pre proceedings' and public law phases of our work with families as well as in the maintenance of plans for individual children and their families.

You will be directly involved in the maintenance of the Council's legal workspace documentation and in liaison between the social work teams and the court progression officer and wider legal systems.

You will be part of a very supportive and creative workforce and receive full training in all aspects of the role.

Interviews will be in the week commencing 13th March 2023.

Additional Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,845.00-£29,439.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stoke-on-Trent

Application deadline: 20/03/2023
Reference ID: 0000018120