Childcare Lawyer

Childcare Lawyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Hybrid working arrangement

£36,648 - £48,710 per annum (pay award pending)

Summary of the Childcare Lawyer opportunity:

Barnsley Council is putting the borough on the map as a place of possibilities for people to live, work, and visit.

Sellick Partnership is excited to be exclusively recruiting for a permanent Childcare Lawyer to join the supportive and sociable Legal Team at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Our client is seeking a qualified lawyer who has experience in Childcare Law from either private or local authority and is looking for the next step in their career.

The main duties of the successful Childcare Lawyer will include:

• Handling a caseload of mainly child protection cases and pre-proceedings matters.
• Undertaking advocacy on behalf of the council.
• Advising Social Services clients face-to-face and in writing, on all aspects of relevant legislation.
• Preparing all legal documentation relevant to the caseload, particularly a wide variety of court documents, advising on social care law, and assisting the Senior Social Care Lawyers and Principal Lawyer in relation to the most complex or specialized matters as required.
• Carrying out legal research.

Experience required for the Childcare Lawyer role:

• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, or Legal Executive.
• Exposure to one or more areas of Childcare Law would be beneficial.

The Childcare Lawyer joining this team will enjoy the following benefits:

• Legal assistant support.
• Fantastic training and development opportunities.
• Competitive salary.
• Excellent local government pension scheme, including the option to contribute to an Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme.
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with length of service and an additional 5 discretionary days for Christmas shutdown.
• Flexi time and use of up to 5 banked flexi days per year.
• Car lease scheme, salary sacrifice for a brand new car.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for extra annual leave, cycle to work, home electronics, and childcare vouchers.
• Discounts on car parking, rail travel, eating out, leisure attractions, and gym memberships.
• Family-friendly policies including excellent maternity, paternity, and adoption entitlements.

Interested in applying for the Childcare Lawyer role?

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Childcare Lawyer to join a Legal Team with a great reputation. Our client is looking for candidates who are a qualified solicitor or legal executive and must hold a current practicing certificate.

Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this position or contact Sara Robinson in our Manchester office for an informal discussion about the role.