Independent Reviewing Officer
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
21/11/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 05/02/2023 23:59
Salary:
£43,516 - £45,495
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Stockton-on-Tees
Further Information
Things are happening and changing at pace here in Children’s Services in Stockton on Tees. There’s lots going on and we have come a long way. We’re seeking ambitious, hardworking and innovative people to join our team.
This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to hold children at the centre of everything that we do and reinforce our commitment to embedding relationship -based practice.
We recognise that we will promote the best outcomes for children by focusing on relationships with and within families, and also with each other as a staff team and with our multi-agency partners.
We’re revising our workforce strategy to support this and invested in additional resources to create manageable workloads, with an emphasis on working together in a supportive team environment.
Independent Reviewing Officers are crucial to our journey to promote the best outcomes for children and young people. In this key post, you will chair Child in Our Care reviews and liaise with care team members to ensure appropriate standards are met for the Children in Our Care. You will also chair Child Protection Conferences and facilitate multi-agency discussions to support the development and implementation of Child Protection Plans for children and young people in Stockton-on-Tees. You will have effective communication and negotiation skills, be able to handle difficult situations sensitively and enjoy working collaboratively.
We’ll support you to flourish and be the best you can, delivering high-quality services and working closely with professionals from a range of agencies to improve the lived experience of children.
In addition to excellent career progression opportunities, with a clear and supported development path, we also offer agile working, with flexible and family friendly policies, that have a work/life balance at their core, plus lots, lots more…as you can see below.
It’s rewarding
• Competitive salary to match your expertise
• 26-31 days of annual leave (depending on length of service), plus an annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• Your SWE Registration paid for
And we’ll support you
• Great tech to keep you connected
• Family friendly policies
• Access to free health and wellbeing services
• Leisure discounts
• Bus and train discounts, cycle to work scheme
• Supportive management and leadership
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities
• . …And much much more!
This post has been identified as suitable for flexible working which enables the postholder to work part of their week away from the office.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 1 year.
If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Joanne Wren (joanne.wren@stockton.gov.uk) or Jeff Riley (jeff.riley@stockton.gov.uk ), Team Managers Independent Review.
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’. All communication will also appear in the ‘My Messages’ section of your North East Jobs account.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.