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Havering- Independent Reviewing Officer Jobs in Havering atte Bower – England – UK at Remedy Education
Title: Havering- Independent Reviewing Officer
Company: Remedy Education
Location: Havering atte Bower – England – UK
Category: Social Work
Position: Havering- Independent Reviewing Officer (Contract)
Location: Havering atte Bower
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
Ensure that all Looked After Children and children subject to child protection plans fully participate in decision making that affects them relevant to their age and understanding, so they are fully engaged in decisions about them through a variety of methods including direct feedback
advocacy
and attendance at meetings
Lead on critical
quality assurance
activity to promote improvement in practice standards by monitoring and reporting on local examples of good practice by individuals and teams and any national examples identified by research or experience
Undertake Learning Together Reviews as directed by the service manager, and contribute to the case review process so as to implement sustained learning
To ensure the local authority exercises its statutory duties in relation to children in need of support, children in need of protection or children in care
Identify and provide challenge to practitioners and managers across the service in relation to practice improvement
Escalate concerns through activating the dispute resolution process, in accordance with the best interest and welfare of the child, as well as his/her human rights’. (Section 6.4 IRO Handbook )
Promote equality,
diversity
and
inclusion
within the organisation in line with council policy and iCARE values
The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job profile are indicative of the role, however they are not exhaustive and may be subject to change. In addition, you will be required to undertake other reasonable duties as directed by your manager.
Benefits in this role:
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Supportive team
and management
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Flexible working
available
* Long term contract
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