Location: Southeast, London, Bexley Civic Offices

Contract Hours: 36.00

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £52,290 - £60,258 per annum (*inclusive of choices benefits)

Closing date: 8^th March 2024

About Us:

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

Legal Services in Bexley advise on matters including (but not limited to) major property transactions, contracts, planning, litigation, education, employment, licensing, administrative law, adult social care and children’s social care matters.

Job Advert

We are looking for 3 experienced Children’s Social Care Solicitors to fill existing permanent posts following a restructure of the legal department. The Solicitors are responsible to the Principal Solicitor/Lawyer or the Senior Solicitor/Lawyer, as appropriate, for the provision of quick and accurate processing of a wide range of matters within children’s social care and associated matters, including care proceedings, adoption and fostering, special guardianship and advice to clients.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Naomi Ayodeji, Principal Solicitor naomi.ayodeji@bexley.gov.uk 020 3045 5328 or Laura Jones, Principal Solicitor laura.jones@bexley.gov.uk 020 3045 3910.

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Candidate Profile

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Descriptions attached.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

How to Apply

Please visit https://londonboroughofbexley-career.talent-soft.com/accueil.aspx?LCID=2057

Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload.

If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence.

Additional Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum 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@bexley.gov.uk

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees.  The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.