Independent Adoption Panel Chair

Coram Academy Ltd; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading adoption charity in the UK is seeking an Independent Adoption Panel Chair to lead online panel sessions. The role involves making fair recommendations for adoption applications while ensuring a commitment to equality and inclusion. Applicants should have an understanding of the adoption process and experience in chairing meetings. This position offers £500 per panel session plus expenses and requires attendance at training sessions. Early applications are encouraged as the position may be filled quickly.

Benefits

Training sessions covered

Qualifications

• Professional or personal experience in adoption.
• Competent in chairing complex meetings.
• Ability to ensure clear regulatory and policy compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the online panel for adoption applications.
• Ensure fair and informed recommendation outcomes.
• Facilitate panel member participation and inclusion.

Skills

Understanding of the adoption process

Chairing complex meetings

Facilitating active participation

Championing inclusive values

Job description

The time commitment will be approximately 20 panel sessions per year, with a payment rate of £500 per panel, plus reasonable expenses incurred. Attendance at 2 training sessions per year is required and travel expenses will be covered. Panel sessions are held online.

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 Adoption Panel Members play a vital role at PACT by carefully considering applications from those wishing to become adoptive parents. We are currently seeking an independent Adoption Panel Chair, to lead our online panel in making fair, informed recommendation outcomes to a high quality standard.

You will bring an understanding of the adoption process, gained from professional or personal experience, and will be competently skilled in chairing complex meetings. You'll be capable of facilitating active participation and ensure the panel operates within a clear 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 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 experience to apply for this role.

If you believe you can contribute to the skills and diversity of our panel as Independent Adoption Panel Chair, then apply here today to join a dedicated team who are part of something truly meaningful. We look forward to hearing from you!

Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:

• Independent Adoption Panel
• Adoption Panel Member
• Adoption Panel Representative
• Adoption Panel Chair
• Adoption Panel Vice Chair
• etc.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.

Payment rate of £500 per panel, plus reasonable expenses incurred.