Independen Reviewing Officer - Quality Improvement Service

Requirements:

• Registration with the Social Work England
• Extensive social work experience of children and families work and experience of managing a group of staff
• Experience of chairing decision making meetings.
• Experience in providing professional advice to colleagues.

An Outstanding authority based in South London are seeking Independent Reviewing Officer who is committed to make an important contribution to the goal of improving outcomes for looked after children.

This is a unique, specialist role consisting of both Independent Reviewing Officer and Child Protection Chair duties. The service fulfils a reviewing and quality assurance function and so the post-holder will have a unique overview and involvement with all the services that make up children services.

You will be responsible for preparing and chairing looked after reviews for children and identifying any issues that may be impacting on their welfare or preventing them from achieving permanence in a timely manner. To represent good practice in the delivery of a quality service, Reviewing Officers on average hold a caseload of between 55-60 looked after children.

For further information on the role, please send your CV to Jess at or give me a ring on Ext: 7153.