Children's Safeguarding Lawyer
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
About this job
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic children’s safeguarding lawyer to join a busy, but friendly, supportive team and to undertake stimulating and rewarding work with the satisfaction that comes from helping to achieve better outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.
Special requirements for this post
Experience of children’s safeguarding is essential.
Local Government experience would be an advantage.
About you
You will be need to be a qualified solicitor, barrister or equivalent e.g. FILEX or Other post Graduate qualification in relevant legal area or discipline.
You will need to be able and committed to deliver work in a flexible manner including outside normal office hours, when the role necessitates the same.
You will be expected to manage a workload of children’s safeguarding matters including undertaking advocacy and providing high quality advice for internal clients.
About us
As an LBBD employee you’ll have access to high street savings, supermarkets, cashback incentives travel and holiday discounts; discounts at restaurants and cinemas; local, national, and seasonal offers; and a wide range of better-than-public deals through our Wider Wallet scheme.
You’ll also have access to an Employee Assistance Programme; this offers a little extra support to manage life’s everyday challenges; both work and personal. The EAP is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and provides free, impartial, confidential information and support to help you gain a better work-life balance.
Flexible working
The role is open to flexible working unless there is a practical or operational reason that you must work set hours and times, you would need to discuss this with your manager before anything is agreed.
Other key benefits include:
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
As a member of the LGPS you will get a pension paid to you when you retire as well as being entitled to other benefits such as life insurance cover, a pension for your family if you die whilst employed by the council, payments if you have to retire due to ill-health.
Diversity and Inclusivity
To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services we deliver. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds including from the LGBTQ+ community, genders, ages, disabilities, faiths/beliefs and candidates from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds.