Job Introduction

Fostering Panel Vice Chair

Payment: £250 per day (travelling time not paid for) plus Mileage/parking.

Location: Fostering Service, Sir Henry Mitchell House, 4 Manchester Road, Bradford, BD5 0QL

We are seeking to appoint a Vice Chair to one of our four Fostering Panels.

There are four Fostering Panels that each meet face to face every Thursday. You would be supported by an experienced Panel Chair and Panel Adviser with administrative support.

Bradford is a large metropolitan area which has diverse population with a significant Looked After population

Bradford Children and Families Trust is proud to have a large and well regarded Fostering Service. We have specialist teams that support a variety of activity that includes recruitment and assessment, Kinship, as well as long and short term fostering teams. We also have teams supporting carers who provide short breaks for children with disabilities/complex health needs as well as those from families that are being supported by Early Help.

There are multi-agency approaches to promoting positive outcomes for looked. We are also working on a range of initiatives to promote the participation of looked after children and young people.

We are committed to securing permanence for all looked After Children.

We are seeking applications from people with:

• Experience of either professionally or personally or both, of the placement of children in adoptive and foster families and of children being cared for away from their birth family
• Experience of chairing complex meetings
• From under represented communities are encouraged.

Enhanced CRB clearance is necessary for this role.

Successful applicants will be subject to a probationary review at 6 months and an annual appraisal

For an information about the role please contact Kim Bray Service Manager- Fostering on 01274 431492

Closing date for applications: 10th August 2025

Interview date: Week commencing 1st September 2025