Trafford council is a Living Wage Employer.

We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.

Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.

About the Role

We currently have an exciting vacancy within our Childcare legal team. The role involves providing comprehensive, cost effective and quality legal service in child protection matters.

To take conduct of public law Children Act proceedings from initiation to conclusion including care applications, discharge of care order applications, placement order and adoption proceedings, deprivations of liberty and undertaking advocacy within all levels of the Single Family Court.

About you

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.

You will be a qualified solicitor and must have relevant previous experience to include:

having provided comprehensive legal service in child protection matters; previous conduct of a variety of public law Children Act proceedings; undertaken advocacy within all level of the Single Family Court.

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.

Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.

Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.

Additional Information

You will have flexibility in terms of hybrid working at home and in the office.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion, or to find out more about the role, please email or call Principal solicitor, Cath Turner, email cath.turner@trafford.gov.uk

Telephone number 07971807553

About the benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.

To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Trafford - Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment - greater.jobs | www.inploi.com

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