Children's Social Worker, Independent Reviewing Officer, Staffordshire

Children's Social Worker, Independent Reviewing Officer, Staffordshire 
Pay rate £38.21 per hour 
Contract role, IRO - Child in Care / Looked After Children  
 
Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Children's Social Worker in the Staffordshire area 
This is to work as an Independent Reviewing Officer in Stoke on Trent 

• Quality Assurance of Care Planning: Ensure that each child or young person in care has a robust, timely, and effective care plan that reflects their needs and aspirations. 

• Advocacy for the Child: Ensure the child’s wishes and feelings are heard and considered in all planning and decision-making processes. 

• Reviewing and Monitoring: Chair statutory reviews for looked-after children and monitor the local authority’s performance in implementing the care plan. 

• Escalation and Challenge: Where statutory expectations are not met, escalate concerns within the local authority to ensure children’s needs are met to the highest standard. 

• Statutory Compliance: Operate in line with the IRO Handbook (2010), Children Act 1989, and other relevant legislation and guidance. 

• Core Duties of the Independent Child Protection Chair 

• Chairing Child Protection Conferences: Lead Initial and Review Child Protection Conferences, ensuring all views are considered and decisions are made in the child’s best interest. 

• Decision-Making: Make the final decision on whether a child should be subject to a Child Protection Plan. 

• Effective communication utilising the components of restorative practice. 

• Monitoring Progress: Oversee the implementation of child protection plans and ensure timely progress between conferences. 

• Preventing Drift and Delay: Actively monitor cases to avoid unnecessary delays in planning and intervention. 

Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager