Adult Social Care Lawyer
MB4 (£43,693 - £49,746) plus pension, flexible working and other benefits
37 hours, Full-Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stockport Town Hall and homeworking
Application Deadline: 11:59pm 3rd March 2025Shortlisting Date: 5th March 2025
Interview Date: w/c 10th March 2025
Interview Type: In person
Your Role
Stockport MBC has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Care lawyer, specialising in Adults Social Care to join its highly regarded and forward-thinking Social Care Team within Legal and Democratic Governance. You’ll work within a friendly and supportive team environment where your professional development will be nurtured and appreciated.Working on some of the most sensitive and challenging, yet rewarding cases, you’ll be a critical support to our Social Care clients in achieving the best outcomes for vulnerable adults within Stockport
The key responsibilities of this role include:
Handling a caseload of complex cases related to Adults Social Care, including matters such as the Court of Protection, Deprivation of Liberty, Mental health,, Mental Capacity Act, Inquests , advisory work relating to the Care Act 2014 responsibilities, ordinary residence ,funding and charging disputes
About You
We are looking for a highly motivated adult social care specialist. You should be a confident team player who is able to work under pressure and will thrive in a post responsible for a high volume of complex work. We are looking for an able and creative lawyer with a practical problem-solving approach.
You will be responsible for providing the People Directorate with high quality advice and assistance to enable the Council to deliver its statutory duties in respect of safeguarding vulnerable adults. Effective advocacy skills and the ability to be flexible to assist other team members as required is essential.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate an ability to manage a demanding and varied caseload with minimal supervision. You will need to have a current practising certificate (or equivalent qualification such as CILEX) and be able to demonstrate your ability to bring added value to a well-established team.
You will need to be able to demonstrate that you will quickly develop and maintain strong internal and external working relationships and working effectively in a team to ensure continuity of service to our internal clients and residents.
We pride ourselves on our supportive, friendly and flexible culture putting your wellbeing at the centre of your personal development.
About Us
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
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If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact please email Chris Binns, Deputy Head of the Adult social care legal team Chris.binns@stockpot.gov.uk or Maggie O’Toole, Head of Children and Adults Social Care Legal Team (maggie.otoole@stockport.gov.uk) to arrange a mutually convenient time for a conversation.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
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