Independent Adoption Panel Member and Panel Vice Chair

The time commitment will be approximately 2/3 panel sessions per year as Vice Chair and 4/5 sessions as a panel member, more if needed.

Payment rate for Vice Chair is £400 and for panel member is £200 per panel, plus reasonable travel and other expenses incurred.

Attendance at 2 training sessions per year will be required for which travel expenses are paid and refreshments provided.

PACT is one of the UK’s leading independent adoption charities, placing children with secure and loving families and supporting them with specialist therapeutic support.

Our external members on our Adoption Panel play a very important role at PACT by considering applications from those wishing to become adoptive parents. We are looking for someone to join as a member and also act as our Adoption Panel Vice Chair, to ensure our panel reaches fair and informed recommendation outcomes to a high standard.

You will have an understanding of the adoption process from professional or personal experience and will be competently skilled to chair complex meetings, facilitating active participation and operating in accordance with a regulatory and policy framework.

With an awareness of the richness of different kinds of families and their potential for meeting children/s needs, we would love to hear from you if you can bring different experiences, knowledge and perspectives to our panel member group.
We are actively working to ensure that equality and inclusion is embedded in everything that we do. It is central to our work with vulnerable children, women and families, and championed by our community. However, we know there is more we can do. We want to do all we can for our service users, and we want everyone at PACT to feel a sense of belonging. To support this aim, we are working proactively to develop a panel member group that it is representative of our diverse service users (both current and prospective), volunteer community and our wider eco-system. We also know the value of having panel members who champion inclusive values and bring a wide variety of perspectives to our organisation. We welcome people of all ages, backgrounds, cultures and levels of experience to apply for this role.

If you would like to learn more about our charity or have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sarah Stollard, Quality Assurance and Panel Advisor, on 07587 552390 or email sarah.stollard@pactcharity.org.

If you believe you can contribute to the skills and diversity of our Adoption Panel and would like to apply, please visit our website https://www.pactcharity.org/careers/contractors/ to complete an application form and send to PACT_HR@pactcharity.org.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 12 August 2024.

We look forward to hearing from you!

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment enquiries. These include the provision of documentation of the right to work in the UK, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Standard check, overseas police check where applicable and references covering a minimum 5 year period. All opportunities are based in the UK.