Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)

Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)

Enfield Children's Services

£45.20 per hour

Enfield Children's Services is seeking an experienced Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) to join its Quality Assurance and Safeguarding Service.

This is an opportunity to provide independent oversight of child protection planning and children in care services, ensuring that children's needs, safety and progress remain at the centre of decision-making.

The successful candidate will chair child protection conferences and statutory reviews for children in care, provide quality assurance of practice, and offer challenge and support to social workers, managers and partner agencies to help secure positive outcomes for children.

Requirements

Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration
Significant experience within Children's Social Care
Strong safeguarding and child protection knowledge
Experience chairing conferences, reviews or complex meetings
Excellent analytical, communication and decision-making skills

Additional Information

Enfield
Face-to-face meetings required
Short-notice availability preferred
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Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed