Independent Reviewing Officer

Salary: £53,311 - £57,058 Shift hours: 37 We are looking to recruit suitably qualified and experienced professional to join our Quality Assurance Service as an Independent Reviewing Officer on a full-time permanent basis. You will have responsibility for completing the statutory reviews of children who are looked after by the local authority. You will be committed to ensuring that plans and services for all children and young people, are of the highest quality and duly implemented without any drift or delay and play a critical role in ensuring best outcomes and opportunities for children and young people. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). You will be a fully qualified Social Worker who has Team Manager and front-line experience within safeguarding children and is registered with Social Work England. You will be passionate about making a difference for children and young people. You will also be passionate about practice, sharing learning and knowledge. You will have a solid understanding of and be an advocate for the principles of diversity and inclusion in relation to workplace culture and service delivery. The children and young people we work with come from a variety of backgrounds and in order to deliver the best possible care it is vital that we have a workforce that represents and understands their unique experiences and perspectives. Within our team men, including men from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle-management team, as a result we would like to encourage men to apply for this post. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rebecca Watson rebecca.watsoncoventry.gov.uk If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria: Members of the Armed Forces and veterans Are currently in care or have previously been in care If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable. Interview date: 25th November 2024 If you'd like to learn more about being a Social Worker here at Coventry City Council, please join us for our Coventry Social Worker Recruitment Open Evening on Thursday 14 th November 2024 between 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, CV1 5RR. To register your attendance please fill in a short Form to tell us you’re coming. Reference: coventrycc/TP/98675/10300