Child Protection Reviewing Officer

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Beverley, London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the East Riding of Yorkshire Council as a Children's Child Protection Reviewing Officer to safeguard vulnerable children and enhance service practices. This hybrid role offers a chance to influence child protection standards and contribute to impactful outcomes for families. Ideal candidates will have extensive social work experience, strong analytical skills, and a commitment to high-quality practice.

Benefits

Reimbursement of Social Work England fees

Training, learning, and development opportunities

Reflective supervision focused on wellbeing

Flexible working options

Strong management support

Recognition of best practice

Promotion of social work wellbeing

Qualifications

• Extensive front-line practice experience in social work.
• Strong knowledge of childcare legislation.
• Familiarity with strength-based and restorative practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure children on protection plans are safeguarded.
• Support and challenge social work practice.
• Enhance practice standards with service leads and managers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Relational skills

Tenacity

Motivation

Job description

The job itself

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Children's Services, has been rated GOOD by Ofsted following our ILACS inspection. Since 2019, the leadership team has implemented significant improvements across practice and leadership areas, engaging extensively with external partners. These efforts have enhanced the service's ability to provide timely and effective responses for children and young people in East Riding. Senior leaders are aware of their strengths and areas for improvement, with accurate self-evaluation, ambitious plans, and secured investments to further develop services. Leadership by example has helped practitioners embed a relational model of practice with families.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Participation, Innovation, and Improvement service for an experienced social worker/manager to join as Children's Child Protection Reviewing Officer (CPRO). The role involves ensuring children and young people on child protection plans are safeguarded and protected.

This position offers a chance to contribute to ongoing development work, strengthen service practices, and help set standards in a growing practice system aimed at achieving the best outcomes for children, young people, and their networks.

The role provides invaluable experience in supporting and challenging social work practice, holding partner agencies accountable, and shaping the child protection conference service over the next year. It aligns with the wider commitment of the Children, Families and Schools Directorate to deliver impactful, outcome-focused support for children and families at risk of harm.

The office base is County Hall, Beverley, with work across East Riding of Yorkshire. The working arrangement is hybrid, with Monday to Friday working days.

Benefits include:

• Reimbursement of Social Work England fees
• Training, learning, and development opportunities
• Reflective supervision focused on wellbeing and development
• Flexible working options, including a nine-day fortnight
• Strong management support
• Recognition of best practice and practice strengths
• Promotion of social work wellbeing and support

Our model

You can, I can, We can

We have created a bespoke practice model rooted in our vision, values, and behaviors, reflecting the East Riding approach to working with children, young people, and families. It emphasizes Signs of Safety within a broader, values-based framework that fosters relationships and aligns with our commitment to a consistent, values-driven practice.

Having a well-embedded practice model ensures all teams share common language, understanding, and approaches, enabling us to work effectively for children and families.

The right candidate

You will contribute to the Quality of Practice agenda, promoting a culture of high-quality, impact-focused outcomes for children and families. You will work with service leads, managers, and practitioners to enhance practice standards.

You should have extensive front-line practice experience, a strong knowledge of childcare legislation, and familiarity with strength-based, restorative, and relational practice approaches. Attention to detail, analytical skills, and the ability to evaluate children and young people's lived experiences are essential.

We seek creative social workers with extensive experience, tenacity, and motivation to positively impact children's lives. The ability to work effectively within a small team and across services, with flexibility and relational skills, is crucial.

You must demonstrate motivation, independence, and the capacity to manage timescales and priorities effectively.

If you possess these qualities, share our values, and are an innovative leader, apply now and make a difference.

The role requires travel between work bases in Beverley, Anlaby, Goole, and Bridlington.