Lancashire County Council
Independent Reviewing Officer| Permanent| Full-Time
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Salary £46,142 - £51,356 Per annum | Permanent | Full Time - 37 hours per week International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship
Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs)
Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) within Lancashire hold a specialist role which stands alone in the Local Authority and has a high degree of autonomy and independence.
IROs must be a qualified Social Worker with at least 5 years post qualifying experience, including recent statutory childcare fieldwork experience. IROs are responsible for chairing statutory Looked After Children's Reviews, Child Protection Conferences and Specialist Safeguarding Meetings, with the primary task of ensuring that the care plan or child protection plan fully reflects the child or young person's needs and challenging deficits / practice issues where they arise.
An opportunity has arisen for a IRO post covering East Lancashire, 1x permanent full-time post with a proposed start date of 12th October 2026.
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IROs are based in a specific locality and caseloads have been significantly lowered to a manageable level in line with the IRO handbook. This enables IROs to get to know the children and young people on their caseload and form good working relationships with staff and other professionals.
Contact for Informal Discussion
- Carl Spedding via carl.spedding@lancashire.gov.uk
- Jackie Smith via jackie.smith2@lancashire.gov.uk
Please take care to upload any supporting documentation such as a supporting statement or curriculum vitae before submitting your application. No additional documentation will be accepted after the closing date.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.
You must be registered (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with Social Work England.
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The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
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