Senior Independent Reviewing Officer — Care Plan Expert

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Social Work England fee reimbursement

Wellbeing day

Generous annual leave

Agile working

Vivup discounts

Supervision wellbeing policy

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Job summary

Warwickshire County Council’s Independent Reviewing Service is seeking an experienced social worker for a permanent, full-time role. The post focuses on statutory reviews of children’s care plans, quality assurance, and supporting social workers and managers in decisions.

The role offers agile working, generous leave, and a pension contribution, with strong team retention and opportunities for supervision focused on wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experienced social worker.
• Ability to review information and ask the right questions.
• Ability to make decisions quickly and ensure they are carried out.
• Knowledge and experience to support decision-making by social workers and managers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct statutory reviews of children's care plans.
• Support decision-making for social workers and managers.
• Review information, ask the right questions and ensure decisions are carried out.
• Contribute to quality assurance and service improvement.
• Promote restorative approaches and direct engagement with young people.
• Work with health, education, police and community services as part of multi-agency teams.

Skills

Statutory reviews

Decision making

Quality assurance

Multi-agency work

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Warwickshire County Council’s Independent Reviewing Service is seeking an experienced social worker for a permanent, full-time role. The post focuses on statutory reviews of children’s care plans, quality assurance, and supporting social workers and managers in decisions.

The role offers agile working, generous leave, and a pension contribution, with strong team retention and opportunities for supervision focused on wellbeing.