Role: Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
Division: Supporting Families
Service: Safeguarding and Quality Assurance
Salary: Grade L- £52,806-£ 55,845per annum plus retention allowance of £ 3927
Contract: Permanent
Location: Town Hall
More information: Jobsgopublic
About Us
Tower Hamlets is a progressive, ambitious and diverse place to work. We place children and families at the heart of everything that we do and are relentless in our pursuit of positive outcomes for all.
Our Better Together Practice Framework is based on the ideas and concepts which underpin Restorative Practice and draws from other strength-based approaches, such as Systemic and Trauma Informed Practice
Our C-Change approach: Connect, Curious, Community, Co-Produce, Collaborate, Check, sets out “6 Cs ” for our work with children, young people their parents and carers, and each other.
We’ve been working hard to make Tower Hamlets a great place to practice social work. We are committed to developing excellent Managers and practitioners and making Tower Hamlets an employer of choice.
The role:
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is currently recruiting one Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO), situated in the Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Service. Independent Reviewing Officer’s are expected to deliver on all aspects of the Independent Reviewing Officer Handbook, chairing reviews for children looked after, and chairing child protection conferences, should you be required to.
You will liaise closely with social work teams through consultation and have oversight of progression of plans for children.
This post provides an exciting opportunity to influence the delivery of good social work practice and promote positive outcomes for children in our care. This is an excellent opportunity to become a part of an established, talented and highly supportive service, who have a passion for ensuring children receive the best care and support possible.
We pride ourselves on our supportive team culture and our willingness to embrace learning to improve our knowledge, practice and outcomes for the families we are working with. You will have a pivotal role in quality assurance and the opportunity to contribute and make a difference to improving outcomes for children.
We are looking for highly skilled, forward thinking professional who are motivated and promote high standards of care and support to children who are looked after by the Local Authority.
Requirement:
- You should have post-qualifying experience of children and family social work including experience in child protection and planning for children looked after and substantial management experience in statutory social work with children and families. Experience in chairing complex meetings and a good working knowledge of childcare legislation is required.
- The successful candidates will have excellent communication and leadership skills. You will be required to have face to face meetings for looked after reviews.
- You are required to hold a relevant social work qualification and be registered with SW England
You will join the Local Authority at an exciting time as we continue to strengthen our practice and expand our ambitions. Over the past few years Supporting Families continues its journey as “Good” (Ofsted 2019), remaining ambitious to continue to build on this progress and this post will be crucial to how this momentum is maintained.
All the successful appointees will need to have ambition, vision and a strong and proven work ethic. The appointees will need to match the ambition of the Authority in continuing to develop and strengthen practice in a busy and challenging Safeguarding environment.
The Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Service continues to strengthen its challenge in ensuring that each child’s plan is unique to them and that children have access to advocacy. The successful candidate will need to continue to build upon this work, ensuring the use of the Resolutions Procedure where you have concerns about the progress of a child’s care plan or statutory responsibilities not being fulfilled. The successful candidates will need to have substantial post qualifying experience and have experience of providing social work supervision and support.
Our Offer:
- A competitive salary – £52,806-£ 55,845 per annum plus retention allowance of £3,927
- Up to 31 days annual leave rising to 32 days with 5 years continual service and 8 bank holidays
- Zone 2-3 travel card, season ticket loan
- Opportunities to develop your practice, with a clear framework for career development/leadership programme
- Good quality, regular, reflective supervision
- Manageable caseloads for your team
- Enhanced sick pay scheme, maternity/adoption leave pay and maternity support leave
- Opportunities for agile/flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme/ Rent deposit scheme/Access to free eye tests
- Discounted gym membership & You at Work discounts and many others
How to apply
R-1876 Children’s Independent Reviewing Officer
LBTH – https://lbth.alvius.net/2/roles/1876
Please complete application via the Alvius recruitment system
Closing date: Sunday 22nd October 2023
Shortlisting date: 26th October 2023
Interview date: Wednesday 1st November 2023
If you would like any further information about the role, please contact Geraldine O’Donnell at Geraldine.O’Donnell@towerhamlets.gov.uk or Shirley Quashie-Dunne at Shirley.Quashie-Dunne@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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