Job Description

We are working closely with a local authority in Bexley to assist with the appointment of an Independent Reviews Officer, on a 3-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay £24.93- £34.26 per hour

The Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) plays a critical role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people who are looked after by the London Borough of Bexley. The postholder is responsible for chairing statutory Looked After Child (LAC) Reviews, monitoring care planning arrangements, and ensuring that children's wishes, feelings, and best interests remain central to all decision-making processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain responsibility for a caseload of allocated children and young people as their named Independent Reviewing Officer.
• Ensure children's wishes, feelings, and lived experiences are central to all review discussions and care planning decisions.
• Provide independent oversight and constructive challenge where care plans, interventions, or professional actions are not achieving positive outcomes.
• Act as a key liaison point between Children's Services and partner organisations involved in care planning.
• Support the development of policies, procedures, and practice guidance relating to looked after children.

Qualifications:

• Professional Social Work qualification (BA Social Work, MA Social Work, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent).

Essentials:

• Significant post-qualification experience within Children's Social Care.
• Registration with the Social Work England.
• Extensive experience working with looked after children, child protection, safeguarding, and care planning processes.
• Experience of quality assurance, auditing, and service improvement activities.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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