Independent Review Officer - Havering
This is a role for an Independent Reviewing Officer supporting with Children in Care Reviews.
Duties and Responsibilities
Chair Child Protection conferences, identify risk and decide upon the need for a child to be subject to child protection plan, to ensure effective decision making about thresholds for child protection and child in need plans
Chair and minute Statutory Reviews for Looked After Children within agreed timescales so a care plan and permanency plan for each child is implemented without drift or delay
Provide professional consultation, advice support and challenge to social work practitioners/ managers on critical child protection decisions, and on care planning for children in care (looked after per Children Act 1989)
Develop SMART Plans which are outcomes focussed for children in need / in need of protection and children in care
Monitor progress of planning between reviews identify any barriers within the wider multi-agency system to the implementation of children's plans
Chair complex strategy meetings as identified by Service Manager to ensure that timely and appropriate action is taken to investigate specific child protection concerns 2
Contribute to the response to placement disruption for children in care, including chairing Disruption Meetings as appropriate, to avoid breakdown of living arrangements and instability for children
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