Independent Reviewing Officer

Job Description

Department of Childrens Social Care Safeguarding and Reviewing UnitIndependent Reviewing Officer (IRO)Band : PO5 £41,881 - £44,863 pa plus £2000 annual recruitment / retention allowance1 x 37 hours per weekPermanentBased at Margaret McMillian Towers,Bradford, BD1 1NN It is an exciting time to join us in Bradford Childrens Services. We have a strong Senior Leadership Team who are focussed and have a clear vision to embed quality of practice across the Bradford District. Children are at the heart of everythingwe do. We are and continue to embed solution focused practice by adopting a Signs of Safety model, working with key partners across the district within our work with families and we have a clear model of care for the children and young people we look after.Weare looking to recruit friendly, dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to join our expanding Safeguarding and Reviewing Unit and we want to hear from you if you Have excellent innovation skills to join us on our journey to excellence Have the ability to workand contribute to a team Have a flexible approach when the need arises The role you would be coming to do:To provide independent monitoring and scrutiny of the care plans for children in care, ensuring appropriate and timely decision-making, the timely progressionof plans and the provision of high quality care.To work with children, families, social workers and other partners to achieve the best outcomes for children in care, bringing challenge and support to the work of social workers, managers and partners as requiredto raise the standard of care planning for all children in care.To quality assure and, when required, challenge the work of the Local Authority and other agencies to drive improvements in practice.The person we are looking for:We are looking for someone whohas experience of chairing meetings and quality assuring the delivery of services to Bradfords children in care. You need to ensure that the child/young persons voice is heard and is listened to within care planning. You need to be highly professional, offeringhigh support and high challenge to the social work teams and partner agencies who provide services to children in care. You need to be highly organised. You need to be able to evidence a sound knowledge of local and national policies and procedures and keepup to date with research and good practice.Recognised Social Work Qualification Registration with Social Work EnglandIf you would like to contact us with any questions about the role or working for Bradford Council, please do not hesitate to contactHelen Cliffeon or by e-mailing .ukChris Reeves on or by e-mailing .ukAn enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertake for this post.Closing date : 27th March 2022The panel are expecting to short list 28th March with interviews tobe held 4th and 5th April 2022Please find attached the Job Profile: IRO Job Profile.docThe Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires that Councils ensure that all candidatesapplying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English. The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert, outlines what level of fluency you will be expected todemonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.