Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced Independent Reviewing Officer to work full-time in East Sussex. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in children's services and be registered with the HCPC.
The pay rate for this locum Independent Reviewing Officer job is £37 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Main purpose of the role:
- To chair Child Protection Conferences and statutory review meetings for Looked After Children and provide a high level of quality assurance in respect of the formulation and implementation of outcome focussed children's plans.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- To provide effective chairing of Looked After Children Reviews and Child Protection Conferences in accordance with statutory and procedural requirements.
- To contribute to and make an independent judgement about the safety and suitability of the Local Authority's plans for children; ensuring that they are Outcome Focussed, effective, timely and reflect the individual child's particular identity.
- Pursue quality in care planning offering robust oversight, and professional challenge where needed, to ensure that children's needs are met.
- Engage with children and young people through the Review processes in order to ensure their experiences and views influence professional assessment and decision making.
- Ensure that the particular and diverse needs of children, young people and their families are considered in all aspects of communication, assessment, engagement and planning.
- To ensure efficient and effective inter-agency working in respect of the Child Protection system and services for Looked After Children.
- Ensure the maintenance of accurate and timely electronic records within the requirements of departmental policies and procedures and statutory frameworks.
- Remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation, organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold standards of best practice.
- To have responsibility for safe and secure handling, processing and storage of confidential information.
- To contribute to the Quality Assurance and Performance Management Framework aimed at service improvement and development.
- To provide specialist knowledge and advice to the department on Child Protection and Looked After Children.
- To promote the participation of children, young people and their families in their meetings and plans.
- To contribute to the interagency work of the LSCB.
Requirements of the Independent Reviewing Officer:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current HCPC registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services
- Significant recent experience of working in the field of Child Protection and children who are Looked After.
Contact:
This Independent Reviewing Officer job is advertised by Rob King; if you are interested in this position please click below to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
