We have an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) Administration Officer within the Quality and Review Team. WHAT IS INVOLVED? We are a friendly, and welcoming team, based in Seaham. The purpose of the post is to provide dedicated administrative support to the Quality and Review Team to ensure that a seamless service is offered to all service users in Child Protection Meetings and Children Looked After Reviews. This is a permanent post working 37 hours per week. Duties will include: arranging Child Protection Conferences, Looked After Reviews and other meetings for children’s services, attending meetings, circulating recommendations/decisions and writing up and circulating notes following the meeting, maintaining statistical information and updating computer systems. This is a very busy but interesting role, you must be able to work under pressure and have excellent organisational skills, communications skills and IT skills. You must be able to produce high quality notes of meetings via a laptop, within prescribed timeframes. The IRO Administration Officers are currently attending all meetings remotely and taking the notes of these via Microsoft Teams. Some work after 5pm may be required. We encourage you to contact Sarah Sowden via email at Sarah.Sowden@durham.gov.uk or telephone 03000 268299 or Nicola James Nicola.James@durham.gov.uk 03000 264382 for an informal discussion about this role. WHAT WILL I NEED? You should have NVQ Business Administration Level 2 or Relevant Equivalent Qualification. Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria. INTERVIEWS Interviews will be held week commencing 17th November 2025. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran. OUR OFFER TO YOU We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website. Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people and offer support throughout the recruitment process. HOW TO APPLY Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted. For guidance on completing your application, visit our website. If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27, or via email ResourcesRecruitment@durham.gov.uk All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don’t miss any updates. CONNECT WITH US Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Visit our website VPRS/161