Midland House
Permanent
37 hours per week
Grade J (£45,648 to £50,703)
Independent Chair - Role Profile.pdf
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Quality Assurance and Safeguarding Service. The
full time worker post will be for an Independent Reviewing Officer. This role will focus on
Children looked After supporting and holding the local authority to account in ensuring care
plans are appropriate and right, and are progressed in meeting the outcomes identified for
children. The post also has quality assurance aspect to the role and will require you to be able
to audit and undertake other quality assurance activities as required in order to improve and
strengthen practice.
You must have demonstrable post-qualifying experience in a statutory childcare setting. You will
need to have a working knowledge of relevant legislation including the Children Act 1989; the
IRO Handbook; Working together to safeguard children 2018; the Children Act 1989, and the
Adoption and Children Act 2002.
You must have a recognised Social Work qualification and a demonstrable CPD record to show
on-going development and training.
We rarely have Independent Reviewing vacancies, with an excellent role available, we will
provide a supportive working environment, opportunity to develop your skills and practice. This
could be the opportunity for you to join a forward thinking, compact and passionate service.
To be the right person to join our vision for the future, you will be and experienced independent
chair/IRO or have been a successful team manager in a children’s social work setting or you will
be an advanced/senior practitioner with significant front line experience, and the ambition to
develop yourself into an outstanding Independent Reviewing Officer.
You will join us in making a difference, for children and young people in the city, for our
workforce and for our partners.
If you are interested in finding out more details, please contact
SWChildren.Staffing@plymouth.gov.uk
Closing Date - Tuesday 16 August 2022