Reviewing Officer

IRO (Independent Reviewing Officer and Child Protection Conference Chair) - Quality Improvement Service

Job Title: Reviewing Officer

Hours: Full Time (36 hours)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to £57,008 per annum plus £2,000 Golden Hello and £2,000 annual retention payment

Location: Bromley Civic Centre/hybrid working

Looking for your next exciting adventure in social work? Look no further! An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Quality Improvement Service in the London Borough of Bromley.

Bromley are seeking a highly talented and ambitious Reviewing Officer to join us as we strive to maintain excellence.

You can view our 'Making Bromley Even Better' Corporate Strategy video here: https://youtu.be/so9wkMR3nwk

About The Role

We are keen to appoint a Reviewing Officer who is committed to make an important contribution to the goal of improving outcomes for looked after children in the London Borough of Bromley.

This is a unique, specialist role consisting of both Independent Reviewing Officer and Child Protection Chair duties!

The Reviewing Officer will form part of Bromley’s Quality Improvement Service in Children’s Social Care. 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 Bromley’s Children’s Social Care Division.

Our Reviewing Officers provide an integral ‘support and challenge’ role and fulfil their duties as required by the London Child Protection Procedures and the IRO Handbook. Reviewing Officers do not have case decision making responsibilities and do not supervise social workers; therefore, this role would be ideal for social work managers with CLA and Safeguarding/Child Protection experience looking to develop their skills and experience in quality assurance.

If you have a strong interest in child protection and are committed to ensuring children and young people’s wishes and feelings are given full consideration as part of their care plan, this could be the perfect role for you!

The post-holder 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. The post holder will also be responsible for chairing initial and review child protection conferences.

To represent good practice in the delivery of a quality service, Bromley Reviewing Officers on average hold a caseload of between 55-60 looked after children. This reflects the unique diversity and complexity of cases within our borough.

The ideal candidate will need to have excellent communication skills, be highly motivated, flexible and innovative. They will also need to be persistent and courageous to challenge others when the needs of children are not being met.

Our Reviewing Officers benefit from regular supervision, training and support from a welcoming team of like-minded professionals.

Applicants need to be qualified social workers, have management experience within statutory children’s social care, have current SWE registration and a satisfactory DBS. A current full driving licence is essential.

Are you ready to join our team and be part of our exciting journey?

You will be joining an ambitious service with strong leadership and clear lines of support. As part of the Bromley Promise there will be a dedicated two-week induction programme upon joining us.

We are confident that with your support, we will continue to provide high quality social care services to our children in Bromley as set out in our improvement and transformation plan. In return we ask that you bring your passion, dedication and skills to us.

Within the Personal Statement section, please clearly outline what experience you have and how you would meet the Person Specification for the role.

To view the JD and Person Specification please click here

To view our Roadmap to Excellence document please click here .

To view our Social Work Practice Standards please click here .

Please click here to view our Making Bromley Even Better strategy: Making Bromley Even Better.pdf

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Stuart Hills - Head of Service Quality Improvement on 0208 461 7801 or email: stuart.hills@bromley.gov.uk

Benefits Working For The London Borough Of Bromley

• Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
• Merited Pay Scheme
• 30 days Annual Leave
• The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and career development pathway
• Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
• The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
• Retention Allowance (up to £8,000) for successful candidates relocating from overseas or the outer southeast area
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes, including for lease cars, technology equipment and for gym.
• Benefit scheme also includes a range of discounts at local retailers
  
  

W e are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to reach out to the Recruitment team about this role, please email: AcquisitionRecruitment@bromley.gov.uk