Norfolk County Council
Independent Reviewing Officer
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Independent Reviewing Officer (Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Services)
Job ID: 11433
Position Type: Permanent Contract
Hours: Part-time, 18.5 hours per week
Salary: £51,821 to £56,068 per annum, pro rata
Grade: L
Location: Bowthorpe Community Hub, Norwich (with work from various venues within the county/UK)
Join our dedicated Independent Safeguarding and Reviewing Services, committed to achieving better outcomes for children and young people. Our service operates county-wide, with Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) working from multiple venues. We are currently seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our team.
As an Independent Reviewing Officer, you will chair Looked After Children Reviews, ensuring that each child's care plan is effectively implemented and reviewed. We work within a countywide system, which includes the following areas:
- Norwich & South
- West & Breckland
- North, East & Broadland
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
For an informal chat about this role, please contact Rebecca Bunn (Service Manager) at rebecca.bunn@norfolk.gov.uk.
Please ensure you attach both a CV and a covering letter to your application.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote, and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema, and days out. Norfolk Rewards
- A Blue Light card Blue Light Card
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments, and dependants’ pensions.
- Tax-efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax-efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand-new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard-to-fill job
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 15 October 2026 at 23:55
All other applicants closing date: 22 October 2026 at 23:55
We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns, and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county is a great place to live, work, and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow, and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk, providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high-quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations, and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
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