Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
Basic DBS check required
Salary range: £50,574 - £56,646 p.a. inc. London weighting
36 hours
The Post
In our Children Services Team, we are looking for a childcare lawyers:
1. To provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on children’s social services law to the Council, its members, and officers.
2. To personally conduct advocacy on behalf of the council and instruct counsel as appropriate.
The Person
The successful applicant will possess:
• A current practising certificate (either as a Barrister, Solicitor or Legal Executive)
• A can-do attitude
• Strong experience in all matters relating to children’s social services law.
• Ability to anticipate problems and solve them accordingly.
• Must be dependable and self-reliant.
The role includes some excellent benefits such as:
• Local Government pension scheme
• Bike loan and season tickets
• Discounts in local cafes, shops and restaurants
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Access to a health insurance scheme
• Supportive staff networks
• Flexible working arrangements
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time. Required to attend the offices in Wembley or Court at least three times per week.
Applications from candidates who have applied for this role in the last 6 months will not be considered.
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk