- To convene and provide an independent chairing service for multi-agency and departmental meetings in matters relating to Child Protection, Looked after Children, Private Fostering, Supervision Orders & missing from home.
- To ensure ‘best practice’, rigour and out-standing care and safety planning for Bury children, working constructively with senior managers and offering a critical perspective and appropriate challenge to the Local Authority.
- To ensure the quality of practice within the department. To monitor performance of the local authority’s function as a ‘Corporate Parent’ and identify and challenge areas of poor practise and recognise and promote best practice.
- To provide a specialist consultancy and advice service to staff of the department and other agencies.
- To drive and facilitate the department in developing strong, safe, effective and transparent relationships with other agencies and wider community networks.
- To promote and monitor adherence to the Child Protection and looked after children regulations, guidance and departmental procedures to enable a consistent and high quality service to children and their families who are receiving services from the Department.
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Vitalis
Posted a day ago, valid for 8 days
Bury, Lancashire BL8 1JJ, England
£40 per hour
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- Vitalis Social Care is seeking an experienced and qualified Children's Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) for a position in Bury.
- The role offers a pay rate of £40 per hour and requires significant experience in social work, particularly in child protection and related areas.
- Key responsibilities include chairing multi-agency meetings, ensuring best practices in care planning, and providing consultancy to staff and other agencies.
- The IRO will monitor the performance of the local authority as a 'Corporate Parent' and promote adherence to regulations and departmental procedures.
- Interested candidates can contact Molly Rylance for more information about this position or other social work roles available.
