Independent Reviewing Officer

Location
Job type Contract
Salary £40.00 - £45.00 per hour
Reference HQ00113099_1604495403

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced Independent Reviewing Officer to work full-time based in West Sussex. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in children's services and be registered with Social Work England.

The pay rate for this locum Independent Reviewing Officer job is £40 - £45 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Summary:

  • Whilst in locked down it will be home based but it would need to be someone who could be available for reviews in West Sussex with potential for some travel as children are placed across the UK.
  • To cover long term sick leave.

Duties:

  • Chair a wide range of conferences and meetings within the County relating to the protection of children and ensuring that there is safe child protection/safeguarding plans in place, which are regularly reviewed.
  • Undertake statutory Child Care reviews of children looked after by the authority, promoting the life chances of children by ensuring that high quality childcare plans are carried through and the reviews of those plans are conducted within timescales.
  • Providing professional advice and consultation to a designated area and professionals, on issues such as specialist areas of risk to children.
  • Contribute to policy and practice developments through direct involvement in Local Authority and Local Safeguarding Children Board agencies & the development and maintenance of quality standards in multi-agency child protection practice.
  • Contributing to case reviews and reports when there have been serious incidents of harm to children.

Requirements of the Independent Reviewing Officer:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services

Contact:

This Independent Reviewing Officer job is advertised by Rob King; if you are interested in this position please click above 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.