Children's Social Worker, Independent Reviewing Officer, Staffordshire
Pay rate £38.21 per hour
Contract role, IRO - Child in Care / Looked After Children
Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Children's Social Worker in the Staffordshire area
This is to work as an Independent Reviewing Officer in Stoke on Trent
1. Quality Assurance of Care Planning: Ensure that each child or young person in care has a robust, timely, and effective care plan that reflects their needs and aspirations.
2. Advocacy for the Child: Ensure the child’s wishes and feelings are heard and considered in all planning and decision-making processes.
3. Reviewing and Monitoring: Chair statutory reviews for looked-after children and monitor the local authority’s performance in implementing the care plan.
4. Escalation and Challenge: Where statutory expectations are not met, escalate concerns within the local authority to ensure children’s needs are met to the highest standard.
5. Statutory Compliance: Operate in line with the IRO Handbook (2010), Children Act 1989, and other relevant legislation and guidance.
6. Core Duties of the Independent Child Protection Chair
7. Chairing Child Protection Conferences: Lead Initial and Review Child Protection Conferences, ensuring all views are considered and decisions are made in the child’s best interest.
8. Decision-Making: Make the final decision on whether a child should be subject to a Child Protection Plan.
9. Effective communication utilising the components of restorative practice.
10. Monitoring Progress: Oversee the implementation of child protection plans and ensure timely progress between conferences.
11. Preventing Drift and Delay: Actively monitor cases to avoid unnecessary delays in planning and intervention.
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This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
12. A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
13. An easy registration process (all done online)
14. Referral schemes and incentives
15. Ongoing compliance managed for you
16. Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.