Croydon Council
Independent Reviewing Officer
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Independent Reviewing Officer
Salary: Grade 16 £62,574-£64,839
Fixed Term (12m) – 36 hours per week
Hybrid working
Job Purpose
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a safeguarding and reviewing service to children and young people who are looked after. To provide advice and consultation on issues of care planning and quality of services to all agencies involved in caring for looked after children and young people. To ensure that children and young people who are looked after receiving the services to which they are entitled.
Essential Requirements
- Expertise in working on looked after children cases.
- Skills in chairing complex meetings.
- The ability to manage complex information, contribute to plans and achieve excellent outcomes in service delivery.
- Research knowledge of the impact on children of domestic violence, parental drug abuse and mental health.
- Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and transfer chairing skills to a variety of settings and requirements.
- Advanced Social Worker.
- Experience of overseeing social work practice, preferably at managerial level.
- Working effectively on safeguarding and complex LAC cases.
- Experience of applying evidence-based interventions.
- Experience of contributing to service improvement initiatives.
- Experience of enabling and empowering others to develop their practice.
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Croydon Council’s priorities
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
- Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
- Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
- Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
- Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
- Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
Key business plan outcomes:
- Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
- Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
- Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
- People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
- Croydon Council’s new ways of working
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Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
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