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JOB-20241107-791d94d2

Independent Reviewing Officer 
 Location: Medway, Kent 
 Salary: £46,000.00 - £66,000.00 per annum 
 Contract: Part-Time | Permanent

Are you an experienced social worker seeking an opportunity to create meaningful change? We are recruiting an Independent Reviewing Officer to join a dedicated team in Medway, where you will play a vital role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Looked After Children. This position offers the flexibility of part-time working hours, a highly competitive salary, and the chance to contribute to a service that values children's voices at the heart of care planning.


<h3>Perks &amp; Benefits</h3>

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Part-Time Flexibility 
 Maintain work-life balance while making a real difference.
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Ongoing Professional Development 
 Access training and growth opportunities to support career progression.
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Supportive &amp; Positive Environment 
 Work with a team that values collaboration, respect, and high standards.
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Excellent Location 
 Enjoy everything Medway has to offer - rich history, scenic surroundings, and strong community spirit.
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<h3>Key Responsibilities</h3>

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Chair Looked After Child (LAC) review meetings in line with statutory timescales.
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Ensure care plans are outcome-focused and reflect the individual needs and wishes of each child.
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Monitor and challenge delays in permanency and placement planning.
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Assess and review key areas including education, health, placement suitability, and contact arrangements.
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Provide independent oversight to ensure best practice and escalate safeguarding concerns where necessary.
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Advocate for children's rights and access to services, ensuring their voices are central to decision-making.
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Build strong, trusting relationships with children and young people.
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Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary professionals and agencies.
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Maintain accurate reports and records within required timeframes.
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Contribute to service improvements through constructive challenge and feedback.
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<h3>Person Specification</h3>

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Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
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Strong experience within statutory children's services.
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Skilled in chairing meetings and
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Sanctuary Personnel

Independent Reviewing Officer

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Independent Reviewing Officer to work Part Time (3 Days) based in Medway. The salary for this permanent Independent Reviewing Officer job is up to £61,676 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To ensure the provision of an efficient service to children and young people in need of protection and children and young people looked after by Medway Council.</li><li>To ensure efficient and effective inter-agency working in respect of the child protection system and of services to children looked after.</li><li>To constructively challenge actions and interventions that are not delivering the required outcomes for children and young people.</li><li>To comply with statutory guidance by providing independent reviews of looked after children.</li><li>To contribute to quality assurance measures and performance management systems to maintain and promote high practice standards.</li><li>To chair complex case conferences/review meetings effectively, facilitating the full participation of professionals, parents and children and young people, and ensuring the views of children and young people are heard and given due attention.</li><li>To actively promote work life balance and flexible working in order to achieve high quality service delivery.</li><li>To actively promote the Council’s Fair Access, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and observe the standard of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place.</li><li>At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.</li></ul>
Requirements of this role:<ul>
<li>Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.</li><li>Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.</li><li>Experience of community and/or group work.</li><li>Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.</li></ul>
Contact: This Independent Reviewing Officer job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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