Independent Reviewing Officer (Part Time)

Sanctuary Personnel; Slough; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a part-time Independent Reviewing Officer to advocate for Children Looked After. This role is crucial in ensuring that children's voices are central to care planning and decision-making processes. The ideal candidate will be a qualified social worker with extensive experience, particularly in children's services, and will possess strong advocacy and engagement skills. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and inclusion, and be part of a team dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of children and families.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with extensive post-qualifying experience.
• Registered with Social Work England.

Responsibilities

• Champion the voices of Children Looked After in care planning.
• Engage children in review and planning processes.

Skills

Advocacy for Children Looked After

Engagement Skills

Care Planning

Decision-Making

Education

Social Work Qualification

Management Experience

Job description

Independent Reviewing Officer (Part Time)

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Independent Reviewing Officer to work Part Time based in Slough.

The salary for this Fostering Independent Reviewing Officer job is up to £46,579 per annum.

1. You'll need to advocate and champion our Children Looked After (CLA) and ensure care planning promotes early permanence planning. And you'll need to be skilled in engaging and supporting the participation of children in the review and planning processes.
2. As an IRO, you're crucial in ensuring that CLA voices are at the centre of our work as corporate parents, ensuring our children have opportunities to fully participate in making decisions with other agencies and their Social Worker.

To be able to do this effectively, you'll need to be a Qualified Social Worker with extensive post qualifying experience and be registered with Social Work England.

Requirements of this Independent Reviewing Officer job:

1. A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Extensive experience as a children's Social Worker, preferably with management experience at Assistant Team Manager level or above.
4. Registered or eligible for registration.

Contact:

This Independent Reviewing Officer job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

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.