Lawyer (adult social care)

About the role: To be responsible for and assist in the management of Adult Social Care legal services to the Council. About you: • Vulnerable Adult legal practise • Experience of providing leadership, guidance and support to colleagues and the legal team to enable effective decision making. • An excellent track record of building internal and external relationships which deliver. • Experience of establishing and maintaining a strong and effective performance culture that is responsive and customer focused. • Experience of leading and delivering change and service improvement that promotes improved outcomes for the Council. What you will do: To ensure that robust and effective legal advice and assistance is provided to the Adult Service Team and ensuring representation for the Council in Courts, Tribunals, Inquiries, Hearings and negotiations At Powys County Council, we believe great work starts with balance. That’s why we have a tried and tested flexible working policy that allows you to work in a way that suits you—whether that’s from home, or in the office. The role of Lawyer (Adult Social Care) can be undertaken remotely with the expectation of visiting our main office in Llandrindod Wells to collaborate as a team and attend service meetings in person as and when required. Alongside genuine flexibility, you’ll benefit from a competitive salary, generous annual leave, strong development opportunities, and a wide range of additional benefits—helping you build a career that works for your life, not the other way around. This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .