Independent Reviewing Officer Immediate Start London Based

This North London Authority are looking for a Independent Reviewing Officer to work within Children Services. Details of the role are:

As a member of the Safeguarding and Quality Assurance team you may hold a diverse caseload that will include mainly children looked after and some child protection cases. You will also be asked to contribute to auditing activity across the service, which will be an integral part of the role. You will need to possess excellent chairing skills, to confidently manage difficult meetings whilst ensuring the participation of children and young people and their parents; have a keen eye for scrutiny, auditing, attention to detail and good report writing skills. The successful applicant will be able to ensure effective decisions are made for Children Looked After and Children with a Child Protection Plan and monitor those decisions in line with Working Together and the Care Placement, Planning and Review Regulations.

To apply for this role you must have:

• A relevant Social Work qualification (BA/MA Social Work/DipSW or equivalent)
• Be Social Work Registered
• Be eligible to work within the UK

Social Care Locums is a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers and care professionals.

We offer:

• An excellent referral scheme for each successfully placed referral
• Certified complimentary training
• 24 hour one on one specialist social work consultant based within your geographical area
• Employee Benefits Programme
• Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment - we offer twice weekly payroll too!

For more information or details of other roles, please contact Jade at Social Care Locums or visit our website to upload your CV.